Clinically relevant depressive symptoms and peripheral arterial disease in elderly men and women. Results from a large cohort study in Southern China

Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan; Woo, Jean; Hong, Athena; Leung, Jason; Leung, Ping Chung

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.06.016

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“…Our approach therefore focused solely on established systematic review methods. Table 1 presents study characteristics of 28 selected publications; 12 cross-sectional [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] and 16 longitudinal. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] Verification of PAD diagnoses was largely uniform, with authors using investigator-administered ankle-brachial indices (ABIs) or medical chart linkage.…”

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Depression in patients with peripheral arterial disease: A systematic review

Brostow

Petrik

Starosta

et al. 2017

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

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There is a critical need to address depression in peripheral arterial disease patients, particularly those with characteristics that place them at increased risk. Vascular care providers appear to be the primary contact for assessing depressive symptoms, and once identified, integrated mental health providers may intervene to prevent the worsening of both depression and peripheral arterial disease.

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Depression in patients with peripheral arterial disease: A systematic review

Brostow

Petrik

Starosta

et al. 2017

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

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“…Youngtreatment of patients with this disease. [17] [11][12][13] However, patients aged ≤50 years represent a small percentage of all PAD cases.…”

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Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly

Aronow

2008

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

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Smoking should be stopped and hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and hypothyroidism treated in elderly patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower extremities. Statins reduce the incidence of intermittent claudication and improve exercise duration until the onset of intermittent claudication in patients with PAD and hypercholesterolemia. Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin or clopidogrel, especially clopidogrel, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and statins should be given to all elderly patients with PAD without contraindications to these drugs. Beta blockers should be given if coronary artery disease is present. Exercise rehabilitation programs and cilostazol increase exercise time until intermittent claudication develops. Chelation therapy should be avoided. Indications for lower extremity percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or bypass surgery are (1) incapacitating claudication in patients interfering with work or lifestyle; (2) limb salvage in patients with limb-threatening ischemia as manifested by rest pain, nonhealing ulcers, and/or infection or gangrene; and (3) vasculogenic impotence.

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“…Basic socio-demographic information of the sample was reported previously 45. The mean age of the participants was 72.5 (5.2) and 50% were women.…”

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Depressive Symptoms and Change in Abdominal Obesity in the Elderly: Positive or Negative Association?

Wong¹,

Leung

et al. 2011

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objectives Recent evidence suggests depression could result in abdominal obesity in the elderly. Few longitudinal studies are available and none has been conducted outside of the US. Methods To examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and abdominal obesity, data from 3998 community dwelling Chinese elderly men and women aged 65 years and above with 4-year follow up were analyzed. Depression was defined by a Geriatric Depression Scale score of 8 or higher. At baseline and after 4 years, overall obesity measures included body mass index, percentage of body fat and general adiposity or body fat index (BFI) (expressed by total body fat mass measured by DEXA in kilograms divided by the square of stature in metres). Abdominal obesity measures included waist circumference, waist hip ratio and relative truncal fat (ratio of truncal fat mass to total fat mass measured by DEXA). Results After adjustment for socio-demographics, lifestyle and medical factors, the presence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms at baseline was associated with significant decrease in waist circumference at follow up after adjusting for socio-demographic factors, baseline obesity, lifestyle and medical factors (β=−1.801, t=−2.93, df=1564, p=0.0034) although this relationship disappeared in older aged women in further age stratified analysis. Conclusions This study shows that depressive symptoms may result in a decrease in abdominal obesity, suggesting that more research is needed to further explore this relationship. Similar studies conducted in different cultural groups may help to explain these conflicting findings.

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Clinically relevant depressive symptoms and peripheral arterial disease in elderly men and women. Results from a large cohort study in Southern China

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Depression in patients with peripheral arterial disease: A systematic review

Depression in patients with peripheral arterial disease: A systematic review

Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly

Depressive Symptoms and Change in Abdominal Obesity in the Elderly: Positive or Negative Association?

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