ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2023
The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for heart failure patients: a narrative review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Face-to-Face and Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Heart Failure: an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.Current heart failure reports · 2026Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for the management of cardiometabolic disease risk factors; a systematic meta-review of meta-analyses.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Comprehensive Individualized nursing intervention enhances health outcomes and quality of life in patients with heart failure.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Depression and Suicidality in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Advanced Cardiac Therapies: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Clinical Management.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Concept of Psychologically Informed Heart Transplantation Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Self-Care in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2025Article
- Home-based telemonitoring care and executive function in patients with heart failure.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025Article
- Effect of cognitive behavioral intervention on physical symptoms, B-type natriuretic peptide, red cell distribution width, C-reactive protein in elderly heart failure patients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Late onset psychosis in a case of 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion (SAGE open medical case reports · 2024Article
- Impact and Implications of Neurocognitive Dysfunction in the Management of Ischemic Heart Failure.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & InterventionsReview
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Abstract
Heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs, despite available treatments. Psychological issues such as depression, anxiety and poor self-care are prevalent in HF patients. Such issues adversely affect patients' daily lives and increase hospitalization and mortality rates; therefore, effective approaches to address these are needed. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been proposed as potentially useful for psychological comorbidities in HF patients, but its efficacy is not well-established. This narrative review aimed to summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of CBT for HF patients. A search was conducted using PubMed and Google Scholar for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on CBT for HF patients. Ten studies (nine RCTs and one case study) were included in the review. CBT was found to be an effective intervention for managing depression, anxiety, low quality of life, and impaired social and physical functioning in HF patients. The results suggest that CBT can improve psychological well-being and enhance the benefits of rehabilitation programs. Face-to-face CBT appears to be superior to conventional therapy and can be implemented in cardiac rehabilitation settings. Further research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of internet-based CBT for cardiac patients and identify factors that promote treatment adherence.
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