Findings in relation to other studies
depressive, CAD, depressive symptoms, depression, diabetes
CAD, DIABETES
Health-related quality of life is increasingly measured and reported as part of clinical trials and it is proven to be a relevant patient-related outcome in research and practice [The average HRQoL in Finland in a large population-based survey Health 2000 measured with 15D in the age group 65–74 years was 0.87 in both genders [In the present study, patients with CAD had slightly higher HRQoL (0.862) compared with previous studies (0.777–0.859) [The HRQoL of patients with diabetes was close to the findings from previous studies using 15D [There are a few studies on the association between HRQoL and depressive symptoms or depression related to CAD [The findings of the present study indicate that even mild depressive symptoms may have a clinically important effect on future HRQoL. The prevalence of depressive symptoms in our study population was concordant with the previous studies [