TY - JOUR
T1 - Depressed affect is associated with poorer cardiovascular recovery in young women following a mental stressor
AU - Key, Brenda Louise
AU - Ross, Kharah Mac Kenzie
AU - Bacon, Simon L.
AU - Lavoie, Kim L.
AU - Campbell, Tavis
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT and Nunavut, and the Undergraduate Student Research Program at the University of Calgary, without which this research would not have been possible.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Background: Depressed mood has been prospectively associated with hypertension. Altered ANS function, as reflected in poor CV recovery, may be one mechanism that underlies this relationship. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depressed mood and cardiovascular recovery following a standard mental stress task in healthy young women. Methods: Depressed mood was assessed in 63 young women. Cardiovascular data were collected during a 5-min baseline period, 5-min public speaking stress task, and 15-min recovery period. Results: Depressed mood accounted for 9.6% of the variation in HR reactivity (F(1,58)=6.513, p=0.013) and 4.5% of DBP recovery (F(1,58)=4.538, p=0.037). Conclusions: Greater depressed mood was associated with greater HR reactivity and poorer DBP recovery. This is the first study to directly investigate associations between depressed mood and CV recovery following mental stress.
AB - Background: Depressed mood has been prospectively associated with hypertension. Altered ANS function, as reflected in poor CV recovery, may be one mechanism that underlies this relationship. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depressed mood and cardiovascular recovery following a standard mental stress task in healthy young women. Methods: Depressed mood was assessed in 63 young women. Cardiovascular data were collected during a 5-min baseline period, 5-min public speaking stress task, and 15-min recovery period. Results: Depressed mood accounted for 9.6% of the variation in HR reactivity (F(1,58)=6.513, p=0.013) and 4.5% of DBP recovery (F(1,58)=4.538, p=0.037). Conclusions: Greater depressed mood was associated with greater HR reactivity and poorer DBP recovery. This is the first study to directly investigate associations between depressed mood and CV recovery following mental stress.
KW - Autonomic nervous system
KW - Cardiovascular reactivity
KW - Cardiovascular recovery
KW - Depressed mood
KW - Hypertension
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U2 - 10.1007/s12160-009-9104-9
DO - 10.1007/s12160-009-9104-9
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 19554386
AN - SCOPUS:73349093418
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 38
SP - 154
EP - 159
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
