Effectiveness of a telephone-delivered psycho-behavioural intervention on depression in elderly with chronic heart failure: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of a telephone-delivered psycho-behavioural intervention on depression in elderly with chronic heart failure: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Depression is common among chronic heart failure (CHF) patients, and it is associated with significant re-hospitalization and mortality as well as lower quality of life. While psychotherapy is efficacious treatment for depression, the effect for depression among CHF is uncertain....

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Xiaozhen Lv, Wei Jiang, Yun Zhu, Weixian Xu, Yongdong Hu, Wanxin Ma, Peiyun Sun, Qingling Yang, Yulan Liang, Feng Ren, Xin Yu, Huali Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depression
Chronic heart failure
Telephone-delivered
Psycho-behavioural intervention
Elderly
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2135-2

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