Design and setting
Depressive, CAD, depressive symptoms, Depression, hypertension
HYPERTENSION, DIABETES (DM), CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, CAD
A total of 587 patients from the Siilinjärvi Health Center, Finland were followed up due to the treatment of hypertension (HA), coronary artery disease (CAD) or diabetes (DM). Depressive symptoms were based on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (BDI ≥10 =depressive symptoms). HRQoL was assessed at the baseline and after 12 months.