Relation of Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life with Outcome after Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Table 2

Psychological test results of the patients undergoing PTCA.

Test	Pre-PTCA score	Post-PTCA score	Wilcoxon test
	Mean (±SD)	Mean (±SD)
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Anxiety	12.7 (2.3)	6.1 (1.5)	S
Depression	11.4 (2.7)	7.2 (1.9)	S
Coronary scale
Neuroticism	2.9 (1.6)	—
Seattle Angina Questionnaire
Physical limitation	67.9 (8.8)	48.0 (12.4)	S
Angina stability	9.6 (12.3)	7.9 (11.1)	NS
Angina frequency	9.8 (9.3)	7.0 (9.9)	NS
Treatment satisfaction	39.4 (5.7)	61.6 (4.7)	S
Disease perception	21.2 (4.7)	37.1 (5.1)	S
EQ5D Health Questionnaire
Mobility	1.5 (0.6)	1.1 (0.4)	NS
Self-care	1.4 (0.5)	1.03 (0.17)	NS
Usual activities	1.4 (0.6)	1.1 (0.26)	NS
Pain	1.97 (0.6)	1.1 (0.5)	NS
Psychological functioning	1.8 (0.7)	1.3 (0.7)	NS
Health status	42.7 (15.3)	78.7 (8.3)	S

S: significant; NS: not significant.