Gender comparison in depressive symptoms and use of antidepressant medications after acute coronary syndrome

Nah Mee Shin; Bonnie Hagerty; Reg Williams

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2008.04.002

Gender comparison in depressive symptoms and use of antidepressant medications after acute coronary syndrome

Nah Mee Shin, Bonnie Hagerty, Reg Williams

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-79
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Nursing Research
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2008.04.002
Publication status	Published - 2010 May
Externally published	Yes

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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.

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Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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