A follow-up of elderly depressed patients

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Djernes, Jens Kronborg ^a   Gulmann, Nils Christian ^b   Ibsen, Morten ^c   Foldager, Leslie ^b   Olesen, Frede ^d   Munk Jørgensen, Povl ^e  

^a Bronderslev Psykiatriske Sygehus   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Århus Universitet ^*

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Aalborg Psykiatriske Sygehus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Follow up; Health service utilization; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RECURRENCE RISK; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 47949124257     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802088296     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Unützer, J., Patrick, DL, Simon, G., Grembowski, D., Walker, E. Rutter, C. et al. (1997) Depressive symptoms and the cost of health services in HMO patients aged 65 years and older. A 4-year prospective study. JAMA, 277, pp. 1618-1623.
2. Callahan, CM, Hui, SL, Nienaber, NA, Musick, BS and Tierney, WM. (1994) Longitudinal study of depression and health services use among elderly primary care patients. J Am Geriatr Soc, 42, pp. 833-838.
3. Bingefors, KAL, Isacson, DGL, von Knorring, L. and Smedby, B. (1995) Prescription drugs and healthcare use among Swedish patients treated with antidepressants. Ann Pharmacother, 29, pp. 566-572.
4. Badger, TA RN. (2001) Depression, physical health impairment, and service use among older adults. Public Health Nurs, 15, pp. 136-145.
5. Brown, SL, Salive, ME, Guralnik, JM, Pahor, M., Chapman, DP and Blazer, D. (1995) Antidepressant use in the elderly: Association with demographic characteristics, health-related factors, and health care utilization. J Clin Epidemiol, 48, pp. 445-453.
6. Huang, Cornoni-Huntley, J., Hays, JC, Huntley, RR, Galanos, AN and Blazer, DG. (2000) Impact of depressive symptoms on hospitalization risk in community-dwelling older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc, 48, pp. 1279-1284.
7. Beekman, ATF, Penninx, BWJH, Deeg, DJH., deBeurs, E., Geerlings, SW and van Tilburg, W. (2002) The impact of depression on the well-being, disability, and use of services in older adults: A longitudinal perspective. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 105, pp. 20-27.
8. Roelands, M., van Oyen, H., Depoorter, AM, Baro, F. and van Oost, P. (2003) Are cognitive impairment and depressive mood associated with increased service utilization in community dwelling elderly people?. Health Soc Care Community, 11, pp. 1-9.
9. Luber, MP, Meyers, BS, Williams-Russo, PG, Hollenberg, JP, DiDomenico, TN Charlson, ME et al. (2001) Depression and service utilization in elderly primary care patients. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 9, pp. 169-176.
10. Fischer, LR, Wei, F., Rolnick, SJ, Jackson, JM, Rush, WA Garrard, JM et al. (2002) Geriatric depression, antidepressant treatment, and healthcare utilization in a health maintenance organisation. J Am Geriatr Soc, 50, pp. 307-312.
11. Kales, HC, Blow, FC, Copeland, LA, Bingham, RC, Kammerer, EE and Mellow, AM. (1999) Health care utilization by older patients with coexisting dementia and depression. Am J Psychiatry, 156, pp. 550-556.
12. Unützer, J., Patrick, DL, Marmon, T., Simon, GE and Katon, WJ. (2002) Depressive symptoms and mortality in a prospective study of 2,558 older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 10, pp. 521-530.
13. Pulska, T., Pahkala, K., Laippala, P. and Kivela, S-L. (1997) Six-year survival of depressed elderly Finns: A community study. Int J Geriat Psychiatry, 12, pp. 942-950.
14. Penninx, BWJH, Geerlings, SW, Deeg, DJH, van Eijk, JTM, van Tilburg, W. and Beekman, ATF. (1999) Minor and major depression and the risk of death in older persons. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 56, pp. 889-895.
15. Engedal, K. (1996) Mortality in the elderly - A 3-year follow-up of an elderly community sample. Int J Geriat Psychiatry, 11, pp. 467-471.
16. Schoevers, RA, Geerlings, MI, Beekman, ATF, Penninx, BWJH, Deeg, DJH Jonker, C. et al. (2000) Association of depression and gender with mortality in old age. Results from the Amsterdam Study of the Elderly (AMSTEL). Br J Psychiatry, 177, pp. 336-342.
17. Pulska, T., Pahkala, K., Laippala, P. and Kivela, S-L. (1998) Major depression as a predictor of premature deaths in elderly people in Finland: A community study. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 97, pp. 408-411.
18. Schulz, R., Beach, SR, Ives, DG, Martire, LM, Ariyo, AA and Kop, WJ. (2000) Association between depression and mortality in older adults. Arch Intern Med, 160, pp. 1761-1768.
19. World Health Organization (1992) WHO, Geneve
20. Djernes, JK, Gulmann, NC, Abelskov, KE, Juul-Nielsen, S. and Sørensen, L. (1998) Psychopathologic and functional outcome in the treatment of elderly inpatients with depressive disorders, dementia, delirium, and psychoses. Int Psychogeriatrics, 10, pp. 71-83.
21. Molloy, DW, Alemayehu, E. and Roberts, R. (1991) Reliability of a Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination compared with the traditional Mini-Mental State Examination. Am J Psychiatry, 148, pp. 102-105.
22. Djernes, JK, Kvist, E RN, Gulmann, NC, Munk-Jørgensen, P., Olesen, F. Møgelsvang, S RN et al. (2000) Prævalens af depressionssygdom blandt svage ældre, vurderet ved gerontopsykiater, praktiserende læger og geriater. Abstract in English: The prevalence of depressive disorders in the frail elderly: Evaluation by GPs, a consultant psychogeriatrician, and a geriatrician. Ugeskr Laeger, 162, pp. 2330-2334.
23. Sheikh, JI and Yesavage, JA. (1986) Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): Recent evidence and development of a shorter version. Clin Gerontolo, 9, pp. 165-173.
24. StataCorp (2003) StataCorp LP, College Station, TX
25. Bender, R. and Lange, S. (2001) Adjusting for multiple testing - When and how?. J Clin Epidemiol, 54, pp. 343-349.
26. Chambers, JM, Cleveland, WS, Kleiner, B. and Tukey, PA. (1983) Graphical methods for data analysis, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA