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Relationship of Initial Level of Distress to Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life During Cardiac Rehabilitation or Usual Care

From the School of Psychology (D.H.), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; Department of Psychology (H.M.M.), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland; and the Department of Cardiology (J.H.), Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

View larger version (16K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Changes in the CR and comparison groups in relationship to the percentage of participants classified as clinically depressed or clinically anxious at each time point. CR = cardiac rehabilitation.

View larger version (11K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Change in HCS somatic scale over time by initial level of distress for CR and comparison groups. HCS = health complaints; CR = cardiac rehabilitation.

View larger version (11K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Change in HADS depression over time by initial level of distress for CR and comparison groups. HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; CR = cardiac rehabilitation.