Improvement of anxious but not depressive symptoms is associated with functional outcomes of psychocardiological rehabilitation
Lilia Papst, Christoph Schmitz, Eike Langheim, Volker Köllner · 2025
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Lilia Papst and co-authors ask which mental gains during heart-mind rehabilitation pay off in daily function, in a 2025 study. The program treats heart and psyche together. Among 243 patients scored at entry and discharge, the team linked changes in depression and anxiety to work ability, work limits, and quality of life.
Falling general anxiety and heart-focused anxiety came with fewer work limits and better mental quality of life, and calmer hearts also meant better physical quality of life. Depression relief, by contrast, showed no such link, though deep depression at entry raised the odds of limited work ability. Rehab teams may gain most by targeting fear about the heart itself.
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| CREATOR | Lilia Papst, Christoph Schmitz, Eike Langheim, Volker Köllner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |