Long-term follow-up on health-related quality of life in major depressive disorder: a 2-year European cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with significant impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and everyday functioning. This cohort study investigated the long-term development of HRQoL in patients with MDD and its association with patient characteristics, including depressive symptom severity and cognitive symptoms.

Methods

The Prospective Epidemiological Research on Functioning Outcomes Related to Major depressive disorder (PERFORM) study was a longitudinal cohort study conducted in 1,159 outpatients aged 18-65 years with MDD in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. The patients were either initiating antidepressant monotherapy or undergoing their first switch of antidepressant. HRQoL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study Sho

SUBMITTER: Saragoussi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5973321 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature