Authors evaluated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors in a catchment area of half million inhabitants. A clinical psychologist administered PHQ-9 questionnaire focused to the first two weeks after the patient was discharged. 18.7% of patients reached the PHQ-9 score for mild depression; another 18.7% schowed the score for moderately severe or severe depression. These findings confirm that depression in OHCA survivors is not negligible and should be always considered.
Depression after a cardiac arrest: an unpredictable issue to always investigate for
BALDI, ENRICO
;VANINI, BENEDETTA;Savastano, Simone;DANZA, AURORA ILARIA;Martinelli, Valentina;Politi, Pierluigi
2018-01-01
Abstract
Authors evaluated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors in a catchment area of half million inhabitants. A clinical psychologist administered PHQ-9 questionnaire focused to the first two weeks after the patient was discharged. 18.7% of patients reached the PHQ-9 score for mild depression; another 18.7% schowed the score for moderately severe or severe depression. These findings confirm that depression in OHCA survivors is not negligible and should be always considered.File in questo prodotto:
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