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Recognition of Depression in Older Medical Inpatients

verfasst von: Monica Cepoiu, MD, MSc, Jane McCusker, MD, DrPH, Martin G. Cole, FRCP(C), Maida Sewitch, PhD, Antonio Ciampi, PhD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 5/2007

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Background

Studies of recognition of depression in older (aged 65 or more) medical inpatients show low rates of recognition of depression by attending physicians. However, few studies have compared different measures of recognition of depression.

Objectives

(1) To compare the validity of four indicators of recognition of depression and a global measure of recognition against a diagnosis of depression and (2) to explore the effect of patient characteristics on recognition of depression.

Methods

In a cohort of 264 medical inpatients 65 years and older (115 with major or minor depression, 78 with no depression), sensitivities, specificities, and diagnostic odds ratios (DOR) of 4 indicators of recognition (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and referral) and a global measure of recognition (any of the 4 indicators) were calculated. The associations between patient characteristics (age, sex, history of depression, antidepressant use before admission, severity of depression, comorbidity, duration of hospitalization, disability, and hospital of admission) and recognition were explored using multiple logistic regression.

Results

Less than half of the depressed patients were recognized. The indicator with the highest sensitivity was treatment (27.8%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 20.0–37.0), whereas the indicator with the best specificity was diagnosis (96.6%, 95% CI 91.9–98.7). The unadjusted DOR of global recognition was 2.6 (95% CI 1.5, 4.4). Less comorbidity, more severe depression symptoms, a history of depression, longer hospital stay, and antidepressant use before admission were significantly associated with better global recognition.

Conclusion

Recognition of depression in elderly medical inpatients depends upon the indicator of recognition used.

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Titel: Recognition of Depression in Older Medical Inpatients
verfasst von: Monica Cepoiu, MD, MSc
Jane McCusker, MD, DrPH
Martin G. Cole, FRCP(C)
Maida Sewitch, PhD
Antonio Ciampi, PhD
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2007
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-006-0085-0

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