TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender comparison in depressive symptoms and use of antidepressant medications after acute coronary syndrome
AU - Shin, Nah Mee
AU - Hagerty, Bonnie
AU - Williams, Reg
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a fund from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Grant 677.SAP); an award from Sigma Theta Tau International, Rho Chapter; and training grant (T32) from the Health Promotion and Risk Reduction center of the School of Nursing, University of Michigan.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) affects many aspects of female and male survivors' lives. This prospective longitudinal study explored gender differences in 100 patients hospitalized with ACS and 1 month follow-up. There were no significant differences in depressive symptoms (DS) by gender. However, significantly more females than males had a history of depression and reported being prescribed and taking antidepressants. Considering that 18 nonrespondents had higher DS at Time 1 than the did the others, DS at Time 2 could have been higher given that patients who are depressed tended not to respond at Time 2. Therefore, health care providers need to pay more attention to DS in ACS survivors, especially women whose early recovery experience might be different from men.
AB - Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) affects many aspects of female and male survivors' lives. This prospective longitudinal study explored gender differences in 100 patients hospitalized with ACS and 1 month follow-up. There were no significant differences in depressive symptoms (DS) by gender. However, significantly more females than males had a history of depression and reported being prescribed and taking antidepressants. Considering that 18 nonrespondents had higher DS at Time 1 than the did the others, DS at Time 2 could have been higher given that patients who are depressed tended not to respond at Time 2. Therefore, health care providers need to pay more attention to DS in ACS survivors, especially women whose early recovery experience might be different from men.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.04.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 20420993
AN - SCOPUS:77951145322
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 23
SP - 73
EP - 79
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
IS - 2
ER -