The number of patients whose depression screening score is at least in the mild range at intake to CR who reduce symptom severity by at least 1 level by the time they complete the CR program.

The total number of patients who complete a depression screening instrument upon intake and completion of CR, and whose depression screening score is at least in the mild range at intake to CR.

Denominator Exclusions • Inability to complete the depression instruments with reasonable accommodations o Examples of Reasonable Accommodations:  Staff member reads instrument instructions and questions to the patient  Staff member enters patient's responses to test items to the instrument • Presence of comprehension limitation that precludes completion of the instrument • Lack of availability of the tool used by the CR program in a language understood by the patient

Data Sources: Medical record or another database (e.g., administrative, clinical, registry).

Pack QR, Bauldoff G, Lichtman SW, Buckley M, Eichenauer K, Gavic A, Garvey C, King ML; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Quality of Care Committee. Prioritization, Development, and Validation of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Performance Measures. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2018 Jul;38(4):208-214. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000358

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