https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.47

Depression, health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in patients with heart failure

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2024)
Published: November 5, 2024
Heart failure, depressive symptoms, Patient Health Questionnaire 9, health-related quality of life, disease severity
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Natasa Sedlar Kobe
National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Daniel Omersa
General Hospital Jesenice, Jesenice, Slovenia.
Mitja Lainscak
General Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jerneja Farkas
jerneja.farkas@sb-ms.si
National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana; General Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Background: The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ9) has been recognized as an effective tool for identification of patients with heart failure (HF) at risk for lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed to compare HRQoL levels, overall satisfaction with health and life, disease severity variables, sociodemographic variables and behavioural risk factors between patients with HF with different levels of depressive symptomatology. Methods: In a >55 years-old general population cross-sectional HF prevalence study, 1851 subjects were screened and those with NTproBNP ≥125 pg/mL (n=930) underwent detailed diagnostic visit to confirm or rule out HF as per 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines. HRQoL (the ShortForm 12 Health Survey, SF12; EQ5D3L), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ9) and satisfaction with life (Satisfaction With Life Scale, SWLS) were also assessed. Patient with HF (75±8 years, 54 % male, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IIII, with mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 56±13) were divided into three groups based on the severity of depressive symptomatology as per PHQ9 score (none: score 04, mild: score 59, and moderate-to-severe: score 1027). Multiple group comparisons and pairwise post hoc analyses were performed. Results: Results indicated significant between group differences in NYHA status (p<0.001), number of comorbidities (p=0.006), functional capacity (p=0.01), as well as HRQoL variables (p=0.05 to 0.001) and SWLS score (p<0.05), with nondepressed group generally showing better physical and subjective indicators of health and wellbeing compared with the mild and moderate-to-severe group. Conclusions: Results indicate that even patients with HF with clinically non-significant levels of depressive symptomatology show significantly impaired psychosocial status (diminished HRQoL, lower life satisfaction).

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Sedlar Kobe, N., Omersa, D., Lainscak, M., & Farkas, J. (2024). Depression, health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in patients with heart failure. Global Cardiology, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/cardio.2024.47
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