Depressive symptoms and their associated factors in heart failure patients

Abstract

Depressive symptoms are common in heart failure (HF) patients and they may exacerbate the progression of HF. Thus, identifying associations with depressive symptoms is essential to develop effective interventions to alleviate patients’ depressive symptoms. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the factors related to HF patients’ depressive symptoms.

Keywords

• depressive symptoms
• dispositional optimism
• functional capacity
• heart failure
• social support