TREATING POST-CABG DEPRESSION WITH TELEPHONE-DELIVERED COLLABORATIVE CARE: DOES PATIENT AGE AFFECT TREATMENT AND OUTCOME?

摘要

ObjectiveTo determine the nature of telephone-delivered collaborative care intervention provided patients below and above age 60 experiencing clinically significant depressive symptoms following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and whether patient age is related to response and remission rates and delivery of care at 8-month follow-up.