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Article: Psychosocial Mediators of the Relationship between Race/Ethnicity and Depressive Symptoms in Latino and White Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Financial support: This study was supported by 1R01 HL62161 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Background: The high prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease has been well documented. However, little is known about the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in Latino patients with coronary artery disease.
Purpose: Among Latino and white patients who had percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), this study examined whether differences in the prevalence of depressive symptoms exist and the degree to which psychosocial factors (years of education, employment status, stressful life events, emotional social support) ...