Kartläggning av depressiva symtom hos patienter med arytmi

Sammanfattning: Objective: The aim of this study was to study the prevalence of depression among patients with arrhythmia, and to investigate if there was any gender difference in the study population regarding depression. Furthermore, differences considering depressive symptoms between patients with arrhythmia and the general population were to be investigated. Method: The self-rating scale MADRS-S was distributed during two weeks to 24 patients with arrhythmia. Twenty-one patients completed the study. Results: 28.5 % of the participants showed symptoms of some level of depression. No one was considered as severe depressed. No significant difference was seen between genders. Comparison between participants and the general population was not possible to investigate. Conclusion: The results of this study show that depressive symptoms appears in 28.5 % of the patients with arrhythmia. More research is needed regarding gender differences and differences between this patient group and the general population in this subject.