Reuters (10/11, Carroll) reported, “Anxiety and depression are common among participants in cardiac rehab programs, and that poor mental health may cause them to drop out,” researchers concluded after studying “4,784 heart patients treated at two Sydney hospitals between 2006 and 2017.” The study found that 18% “had symptoms of moderate to extremely severe depression,” while “28% had symptoms of moderate to extremely severe anxiety.” The findings were published online in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
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— “Depression, anxiety may cause patients to leave cardiac rehab, “Linda Carroll, Reuters, October 11, 2019