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A 6 page research paper that analyzes literature in order to discern why a patient recovering from open heart surgery might be depressed. The writer covers biological, psychological, cognitive and spiritual dynamics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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relatively inconsequential to life threatening and seems, at times, to be omnipresent in modern society. However, in regards to cardiac patients, that is, patients suffering from chronic heart failure (HF),
there is very real threat to their lives and this can easily lead to depression, which, in turn, increases the "symptoms of HF, decreases quality of life and an increased
risk for premature death" (Johansson, Dahlstrom and Brostrom, 2006, p. 202). One review on this topic found that between 20 and 70 percent of all HF patients could be evaluated
has having depression or depressive symptoms, depending on the methodology used for evaluation, and whether or not hospitalized patients or outpatients were included (Johansson, Dahlstrom and Brostrom, 2006). The following
literature review examines specifically why a patient in the process of recovery from open heart surgery would be depressed and the aspects that this depression might inculcate. Biological dynamics:
The relationship between HF and depression is complicated and not yet fully understood, as some studies suggest that "depression is an independent risk factor for developing HF," while other authorities
believe that depression is related factors "such as functional decrements and physiologic changes often associated with chronic diseases" (Johansson, Dahlstrom and Brostrom, 2006, p. 202). In an extensive literature conducted
by Johansson, Dahlstrom and Brostrom (2006), they found 10 studies that examine4d the relationship between depression in HF patients and mortality. Six studies revealed a relationship between depression and HF
in which depression increased the risk for mortality; in 4 the risk varied, but tended to increase over time (Johansson, Dahlstrom and Brostrom, 2006). It appears that the level
of depression has a tendency to gradually increase over time in correspondence with the level of disability. Furthermore, literature also indicates that there is a direct statistical correlation between rates
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