Comorbidity as a mediator of depression in adults with congenital heart disease: A population-based cohort study

Hsiao-Ling Yang, Nien-Tzu Chang, Jou-Kou Wang, Chun-Wei Lu, Yong-Chen Huang, Philip Moons, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University Children, s Hospital, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven , University of Leuven, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Published online on May 20, 2020

Abstract

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Volume 19, Issue 8, Page 732-739, December 2020.
BackgroundThe population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased dramatically with a high prevalence of acquired cardiac and non-cardiac comorbidities. However, the relationship among congenital heart disease, physical comorbidities, ...