The health-related quality of life burden of co-morbid cardiovascular disease and major depressive disorder in Australia: findings from a population-based, cross-sectional study

• DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0128-4
• Publication Date: 2012-02-09T13:50:42Z
• Authors: Adrienne O’Neil; Christopher E. St...; Emily D. Williams; Duncan Mortimer; Brian Oldenburg; Kristy Sanderson
• Keywords: CIDI; Depression; Cross-sectional study

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) can be significantly impaired by the presence chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). The aim this paper was to (1) identify differences in HRQOL between individuals with CVD, MDD, or both, compared a healthy reference group, (2) establish whether influence co-morbid MDD CVD on is additive synergistic (3) determine way which depression severity interacts overall HRQOL.