Factors associated with early and late response to electroconvulsive therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe depressive symptoms, yet more research is needed to examine predictors of treatment response, and factors associated with response in patients not initially improving with treatment. This study reports factors associated with time to response (early vs. late) to ECT in a real-world setting.

Methods

This was a retrospective, single-center cohort study of patients endorsing moderate to severe depressive symptoms using the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS; QIDS>10). Response was defined as 50% or greater decrease in QIDS score from baseline. We used logistic regression to predict response at treatment #5 (early response) as well as after treatment #5 (late response) and followed pat

SUBMITTER: Hart KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10038910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature