For 57 patients undergoing major heart surgery depressive symptoms were assessed before the operation and one year afterwards. The Zung Self-rating Depression Scale was used. Mean depressive scores significantly decreased at the follow-up. However, looking at frequencies instead of mean scores indicated about one-fourth of the sample showed clinically significant depressive symptomatology one year after surgery.
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