Prevalence and characteristics of preoperative patients with depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within the perioperative period, depression-related diagnoses are associated with postoperative complications. We developed a perioperative depression screening programme to assess disease prevalence and feasibility for intervention.

Methods

Adult patients in multiple surgical departments at a single academic centre were screened for depression via the electronic health record patient portal or preoperative anaesthesia clinic before surgery, using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2 and -8. We utilised a broad method, screening all patients, and a focused method, only screening patients with a history of depression. Logistic regression was used to identify characteristics associated with clinically significant depression (PHQ-8 ≥10). Symptomatic patients were

SUBMITTER: Hietamies TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12163386 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature