Influence of Depression on Physical and Mental Health in Patients with Angina

Aim: Angina is well known as chest pain caused by insufficient flow of oxygen-rich blood to the cardiac muscle. Although there are several studies showing an association between depression and angina, none of these studies investigated the influence of depression on the physical and mental health of adult patients with angina, which is the overall goal of this study. Methods: This study used a publicly open data source from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2017, in the United States. The BRFSS questionnaire relating to health, behaviors, and social life was administered to the United States residents through a telephone interview. There were 450,013 participants in this survey. Different statistical methods, including descriptive, inferential, and predictive methods, were conducted through the Statistical Analysis System (version 9.4) to accomplish the goal of this study. Results: Of the 450,013 participants in the BRFSS 2017, 25,389 were adult patients diagnosed with angina. Of these, 22,875 have depression. This study showed that depression had a statistically significant influence on physical and mental health in adult patients with angina. Conclusion: Depression has a significant influence on physical and mental health of adult patients with angina. Depression increased the physical health problems by 61.95% and mental health problems by 33.15% in adult patients with angina.