• Lanju Yang, Xuemei Wang, and Xiaoning Cui.
• Lanju Yang, MB Department of Catheterization, Liaocheng People's Hospital, China. Xuemei Wang, MB Department of Catheterization, Liaocheng People's Hospital, China.
• J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019 May 1; 34 (3): 236-243.

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of patients' intensive telephone-based care program (PITC) on depression and its correlation with overall survival in patients with coronary artery disease who have depression.MethodsA total of 224 patients with coronary artery disease who were complicated with depression were allocated randomly to the PITC group and control group in a 1:1 ratio. In the PITC group, PITC and usual care were performed, whereas in the control group, only usual care was given. Depression was assessed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression (HADS-D) score and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) score.ResultsNo difference in baseline characteristics was found between the PITC and control groups (all P > .05). There were changes the HADS-D score (P = .002) and SDS score (P = .019) from baseline (M0) to month 12 (M12) in the PITC group. Those in the PITC group had a reduced depression rate (assessed by HADS-D score <8 at month 12) (P = .005). As for overall survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier curves revealed that overall survival was numerically longer in the PITC group compared with the control group but displayed no statistical significance (P = .061), whereas patients without depression at month 12 presented with better overall survival compared with patients with depression at month 12, as assessed by HADS-D (P = .041) or SDS (P = .014).ConclusionsA PITC could serve as an effective means to decrease depression, and it might contribute to favorable overall survival by decreasing depression in patients with coronary artery disease.

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