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Prina AM, Cosco TD, Dening T, Beekman A, Brayne C, Huisman M. The association between depressive symptoms in the community, non-psychiatric hospital admission and hospital outcomes: a systematic review. J Psychosom Res 2015; 78:25-33. [PMID: 25466985 PMCID: PMC4292984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This paper aims to systematically review observational studies that have analysed whether depressive symptoms in the community are associated with higher general hospital admissions, longer hospital stays and increased risk of re-admission. METHODS We identified prospective studies that looked at depressive symptoms in the community as a risk factor for non-psychiatric general hospital admissions, length of stay or risk of re-admission. The search was carried out on MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library Database, and followed up with contact with authors and scanning of reference lists. RESULTS Eleven studies fulfilled our inclusion and exclusion criteria, and all were deemed to be of moderate to high quality. Meta-analysis of seven studies with relevant data suggested that depressive symptoms may be a predictor of subsequent admission to a general hospital in unadjusted analyses (RR=1.36, 95% CI: 1.28-1.44), but findings after adjustment for confounding variables were inconsistent. The narrative synthesis also reported depressive symptoms to be independently associated with longer length of stay, and higher re-admission risk. CONCLUSIONS Depressive symptoms are associated with a higher risk of hospitalisation, longer length of stay and a higher re-admission risk. Some of these associations may be mediated by other factors, and should be explored in more details.
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Affiliation(s)
- A. Matthew Prina
- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge University, UK,NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (CLAHRC-CP), UK,King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Health Service and Population Research Department, Centre for Global Mental Health, London, UK,Corresponding author at: King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, PO36, David Goldberg Centre, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK. Tel.: + 44 20 7848 0906; fax: + 44 20 7848 5056.
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- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge University, UK
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- NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (CLAHRC-CP), UK,Division of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge University, UK,NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (CLAHRC-CP), UK
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Department of Sociology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Goorden M, Muntingh A, van Marwijk H, Spinhoven P, Adèr H, van Balkom A, van der Feltz-Cornelis C, Hakkaart-van Roijen L. Cost utility analysis of a collaborative stepped care intervention for panic and generalized anxiety disorders in primary care. J Psychosom Res 2014; 77:57-63. [PMID: 24913343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Generalized anxiety and panic disorders are a burden on the society because they are costly and have a significant adverse effect on quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-utility of a collaborative stepped care intervention for panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in primary care compared to care as usual from a societal perspective. METHODS The design of the study was a two armed cluster randomized controlled trial. In total 43 primary care practices in the Netherlands participated in the study. Eventually, 180 patients were included (114 collaborative stepped care, 66 care as usual). Baseline measures and follow-up measures (3, 6, 9 and 12 months) were assessed using questionnaires. We applied the TiC-P, the SF-HQL and the EQ-5D respectively measuring health care utilization, production losses and health related quality of life. RESULTS The average annual direct medical costs in the collaborative stepped care group were 1854 Euro (95% C.I., 1726 to 1986) compared to €1503 (95% C.I., 1374 to 1664) in the care as usual group. The average quality of life years (QALYs) gained was 0.05 higher in the collaborative stepped care group, leading to an incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) of 6965 Euro per QALY. Inclusion of the productivity costs, consequently reflecting the full societal costs, decreased the ratio even more. CONCLUSION The study showed that collaborative stepped care was a cost effective intervention for panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and was even dominant when a societal perspective was taken. TRIAL REGISTRATION trialregister.nl, Netherlands Trial Register NTR107.
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- Maartje Goorden
- Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Institute of Health Policy & Management, PO Box 1783, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute), PO Box 725, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Faculty of Social Sciences, Tranzo Department, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research (EMGO+), PO Box 7057, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, PO Box 9555, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Johannes van Kessel Advising, Huizen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute), PO Box 725, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Clinical Centre for Body, Mind and Health, GGZ Breburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Faculty of Social Sciences, Tranzo Department, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Institute of Health Policy & Management, PO Box 1783, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ballard ED, Cwik M, Storr CL, Goldstein M, Eaton WW, Wilcox HC. Recent medical service utilization and health conditions associated with a history of suicide attempts. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2014; 36:437-41. [PMID: 24713329 PMCID: PMC4083686 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Suicide is a leading cause of death; unfortunately most individuals at risk for suicide are not identified, assessed or treated by the mental health system. Investigating medical healthcare utilization among individuals with a history of suicide attempt may identify alternative settings for case finding and brief intervention. METHODS The study sample (n=1422, 58% female, 72% African-American) is from a prospective cohort of adults (27-31 years) who participated in a randomized trial of school-based interventions. Logistic regression evaluated the relationship between lifetime history of suicide attempt with past year medical service utilization and selected self- reported health conditions, controlling for lifetime Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), demographic factors, health insurance status and employment. RESULTS A suicide attempt history was associated with past year emergency department medical visits [aOR 1.51, 95% CI 1.04-2.18, P=.03], but not primary care visits or inpatient hospitalization, when controlling for MDD and other covariates. Severe headaches and chronic gastrointestinal conditions were also associated with lifetime suicide attempt [aOR 1.50, 95% CI 1.03-2.17 and aOR 1.67, 95% CI 1.06-2.63, respectively]. CONCLUSIONS Suicide prevention, including universal screening and brief intervention, is indicated in emergency department settings. Restricting screening to subgroups, such as those individuals presenting with depression, may miss at-risk individuals with somatic concerns.
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- Elizabeth D. Ballard
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA, Center for American Indian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Family & Community Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD USA,Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA,Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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Kleinberg A, Aluoja A, Vasar V. Help-seeking for emotional problems in major depression : findings of the 2006 Estonian health survey. Community Ment Health J 2013; 49:427-32. [PMID: 22307317 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9499-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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To study help-seeking among the general population and people with major depression. 12-month help-seeking for emotional problems was assessed in a cross-sectional 2006 Estonian Health Survey. Non-institutionalized individuals aged 18-84 years (n = 6,105) were interviewed. A major depressive episode was assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The factors associated with help-seeking, received help, and health service use were analyzed. The prevalence of 12-month help-seeking for emotional symptoms was 4.8%. The rate of 12-month help-seeking in the depressed sample was 34.1%. Depressed people used non-mental health services 1.5-3 times more than non-depressed persons even when adjusted for the chronic somatic disorder. Only one third of depressed persons sought help, which was most of all associated with severity of depression. Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of depression leads to an increased use of expensive but non-specific health services by depressed persons.
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- Anne Kleinberg
- Tartu University Psychiatry Clinic, Raja 31, Tartu 50417, Estonia.
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Rizzo M, Creed F, Goldberg D, Meader N, Pilling S. A systematic review of non-pharmacological treatments for depression in people with chronic physical health problems. J Psychosom Res 2011; 71:18-27. [PMID: 21665008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the efficacy of non-pharmacological treatment for depression in people with depression and chronic physical health problems. METHOD Five electronic databases were searched including EMBASE, Medline and PsycINFO for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Each paper was assessed for quality, data extracted and, where possible, the data meta-analyzed. The overall quality of each meta-analysis was assessed. RESULTS 35 studies met our inclusion criteria and 22 were meta-analyzed using a random-effects model. The largest and strongest evidence base supports individual- and group-based cognitive and behavioral interventions (18 trials). The evidence was strongest for those interventions aimed solely at reducing depression in comparison to those aimed more broadly at reducing the psychosocial stress associated with having a chronic physical health problem. CONCLUSION Overall, the efficacy of certain types of non-pharmacological interventions for people with depression and chronic physical health problems has been demonstrated. The overall impression is that their efficacy in this population is comparable to that in people with depression without chronic physical health problems but the evidence-base is currently inadequate and larger trials with long-term follow-up are required.
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- Maria Rizzo
- National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, United Kingdom.
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Chisolm DJ, Klima J, Gardner W, Kelleher KJ. Adolescent behavioral risk screening and use of health services. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2010; 36:374-80. [PMID: 19777336 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-009-0245-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study assessed whether primary care based computerized screening for substance use, mental health issues and suicidal thoughts affects subsequent use of medical and behavioral health care services in adolescents. Administrative claims data were used to determine service use 6 months after a visit where screening could have occurred. Controlling for previous service use, screened youths were more likely to have post screening use than those not screened. Among the screened patients, medical service use did not differ by screening result. However, behavioral service use was higher for screened youths who screened positive for depression or suicidal thoughts.
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- Deena J Chisolm
- Department of Pediatrics and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Recognition and treatment of depression in primary care: effect of patients' presentation and frequency of consultation. J Psychosom Res 2009; 66:335-41. [PMID: 19302892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2008] [Revised: 10/06/2008] [Accepted: 10/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Primary care physicians (PCPs) are expected to recognize depression and appropriately prescribe antidepressants. This article investigated the single and combined effects of different patient presentations and frequency of visits on detection and antidepressant use. METHODS Data came from an Italian nationwide survey on depressive disorders in primary care, involving 191 PCPs and 1910 attenders. Two hundred fifty patients suffering from major or subthreshold depression were compared in relation to their presentation (psychological, physical, and pain) and frequency of visits (low and high). RESULTS Recognition of depression significantly varied according to both presentation and frequency of visits. When compared to patients with psychological complaints, the odds ratios for nonrecognition of depression were higher for patients presenting with physical symptoms [2.3; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.1-5.3] and with pain (4.1; 95% CI=1.6-9.9). Subjects who rarely attended the practice were 2.3 times less likely to receive a diagnosis of depression, compared with those having a high frequency of visits (95% CI=1.2-4.6). Similarly, patients presenting with physical symptoms or with pain and those with a low frequency of visits were rarely treated with antidepressants. The combination of physical or pain presentation with low frequency of visits further increased the risk for nonrecognition, which was sixfold that of the reference category. CONCLUSIONS Some subgroups of depressed patients still run a high risk of having their depression unrecognized by the PCP. Screening for depression among patients presenting with pain might be useful in order to improve recognition and management.
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