Predictors of depression amongst older adults with acute coronary syndrome seeking emergency care
Objectives Psychological and traumatic events may cause disruption to daily life for patients, in particular, older adult patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The present study aimed to identify the prevalence of depression and explore its predictors amongst older adults with ACS seeking eme...
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Published in | International journal of clinical practice (Esher) Vol. 75; no. 7; pp. e14203 - n/a |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Hindawi Limited
01.07.2021
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Summary: | Objectives
Psychological and traumatic events may cause disruption to daily life for patients, in particular, older adult patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The present study aimed to identify the prevalence of depression and explore its predictors amongst older adults with ACS seeking emergency care.
Methods
Secondary data analysis of cross‐sectional data, using a convenience sample of 300 older adult patients with ACS seeking emergency care, was used in this study. Bivariate and multivariate analyses, including linear regression models, were conducted.
Results
The prevalence of depression amongst older adult patients with ACS seeking emergency care was 65.7%. The predictors of depression amongst this cohort of patients were age (t = 3.06, P = .003), frailty (t = 5.77, P < .001), troponin (t = 2.98, P = .003), and hemoglobin alpha 1C (HBA1C) (t = 3.18, P = .002). The model of these predictors explained 56.6% of the variation in the outcome (depression) (Adjusted R2 = 0.566, P = .017). Depression had a significant positive correlation with each intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) (rho = 0.31, P < .001), hospital LOS (rho = 0.36, P < .001), and frailty (rho = 0.69).
Conclusion
Depression rate is high amongst those patients, so healthcare providers (HCPs) should assess those patients for depression and be prepared to intervene accordingly. Depression amongst older adult patients with ACS seeking emergency care necessitates emergency management protocol by HCPs to manage depression amongst this cohort of at‐risk patients. |
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Bibliography: | Funding information This work was funded by the Jordan University of Science and Technology [Grant number: 20200293] ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1368-5031 1742-1241 |
DOI: | 10.1111/ijcp.14203 |