Perceived Physical Health and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Supportive Psychotherapy Outcomes in Adults With Late-Life Depression: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physical diseases co-occur with late-life depression (LLD). The influence of physical diseases and the subjective perception of physical health (PPH) on treatment outcome in LLD, however, is not well understood.

Objective

To assess the association of physical diseases and PPH with the outcomes of 2 different types of psychotherapy in LLD.

Design, setting, and participants

This post hoc secondary analysis of a multicenter, observer-blinded, controlled, parallel-group randomized clinical trial assessed participants 60 years or older with moderate to severe depression recruited at 7 psychiatric-psychotherapeutic outpatient trial sites in Germany from October 1, 2018, to November 11, 2020. Data analysis was performed from April 1 to October 31, 2023.

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SUBMITTER: Dafsari FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11019392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature