Patients with a reliable change in HADS total score by 4 months by treatment group, using complete cases.
Depression, Anxiety
CVD
*HADS total score reduced by 7 points or more from baseline.**HADS total score increased by 7 points or more from baseline. Note: “No reliable change” refers to not reaching the threshold of changing by at least 7 points; it does not imply no change at all.HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.Patients in both trial arms attended routine CR sessions at their site as members of larger groups (of up to 15) including patients with CVD not part of the trial. Among patients returning the 4-month follow-up questionnaire, attendance at CR exercise sessions was high in both groups, with a median of 5 (IQR 2 to 6) out of 10 sessions attended by CR arm patients and 5 (IQR 2 to 7) by MCT+CR patients, a nonsignificant difference (