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. 2006 Jan;21(1):30–38. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00269.x

Table 1.

Summary of Studies on Prevalence of Depression During Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

Study Study Design Region No. of Subjects Mean Age (y) % Male Method and Time of Assessment Prevalence*(%)
Structured Interviews
Schleifer et al., 198933 Prosp. cohort United States 283 64 64 RDC; 8 to 10 d post-AMI Major=18, Minor=27
Carney et al., 199034 Cross-sectional United States 70 53 76 DIS; in hospital 5 to 7 d post-AMI 23
Forrester et al., 199235 Cross-sectional United States 129 59 74 PSE; in hospital within 10 d of AMI 21
Lesperance et al., 199636 Prosp. cohort Canada 222 60 78 DIS in hospital 5 to 15 d post-AMI 16
Kaufmann et al., 19998 Prosp. cohort United States 331 56% >65 y 66 DIS; in hospital 3 to 15 d post-AMI 27
Bush et al., 20016 Prosp. cohort United States 267 65 58 SCID; in hospital within 2 to 5 d of AMI 17
Watkins et al., 200237 Cross-sectional United States 204 59 58 DIS; in hospital 3 to 9 d post-AMI 18
Berkman et al., 200338 RCT United States 9,279 63 61 DISH; 2 to 4 wk post-AMI 20
Weighted/unweighted means 61/60 62/67 19.8/20.2
BDI ≥10
Bush et al., 20016 Prosp. cohort United States 267 65 58 BDI≥ 10; in hospital within 2 to 5 d of AMI 20
Lane et al., 200239 Prosp. cohort Europe 288 63 75 BDI≥ 10; in hospital within 15 d of AMI 30
Lesperance et al., 20023 Prosp. cohort Canada 896 59 68 BDI≥ 10; in hospital 32
Luutonen et al., 200240 Prosp. cohort Europe 85 61 77 BDI≥ 10; in hospital 21
Barefoot et al., 200341 Prosp. cohort United States 187 61 63 HAM-D, BDI≥ 10; 2 wk post-AMI 28, 37
Lauzon et al., 200342 Prosp. cohort Canada 550 60 79 BDI≥ 10; within 2 to 3 d of hospitalization 35
Weighted/unweighted means 61/61 70/70 31.1/29.2
HADS ≥8, ≥11
O'Rourke and Hampson 199925 Prosp. cohort Europe 70 58 74 HADS ≥8; 3 to 5 d post-AMI 14
Mayou et al., 200027 Prosp. cohort Europe 344 63 73 HADS≥ 8, ≥11; in hospital within 3 d AMI 17, 8
Brink et al., 200228 Prosp. cohort Europe 114 68 68 HADS ≥8, ≥11; in hospital within 1 wk AMI 11, 8
Martin et al., 200329 Prosp. cohort Europe 335 67 67 HADS ≥8, ≥11; in hospital within 1 wk AMI 15, 6
Bennett and Mayfield, 198826 Prosp. cohort Europe 37 62 73 HADS≥ 11; in hospital 13
Weighted/unweighted means for HADS ≥8 65/64 70/71 15.5 / 14.6
Weighted/unweighted means for HADS ≥11 65/65 70/70 7.3/ 8.8
Other Assessment Tools and Criteria
Taylor et al., 198643 RCT United States 173 52 100 HAM-D; within 3 wk of AMI 13
Davis and Jensen 198844 Prosp. cohort Canada 52 51 90 BDI≥ 13; in hospital 10
Silverstone 199045 Prosp. cohort Europe 100 NR NR Montgomery-Asberg; in hospital 19
Gilutz et al., 199146 Prosp. cohort Europe, Israel Europe=98 Israel=87 NR NR Holland Sgroi Anxiety Depression Scale; in hospital 10 to 15 d post-AMI 31, 35
Legault et al., 199247 Prosp. cohort Canada 52 55 78 BDI≥ 16; in hospital 18
Steeds et al., 200448 Prosp. cohort Europe 131 NR NR BDI-II ≥ 12; in hospital 47
*

See text.

Subset of Lesperance, 2002.

Prosp. Cohort, Prospective cohort study; RDC, Research Diagnostic Criteria; DIS, Diagnostic Interview Schedule; PSE, Present State Examination; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; RCT, Randomized Controlled Trial; DISH, Depression Interview and Structured Hamilton; SCID, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM; NR, Not Reported; HAM-D, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.