Association of Depression Risk with Patient Experience, Healthcare Expenditure, and Health Resource Utilization Among Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 20% of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) suffer from depression.

Objective

To compare healthcare expenditures and utilization, healthcare-related quality of life, and patient-centered outcomes among ASCVD patients, based on their risk for depression (among those without depression), and those with depression (vs. risk-stratified non-depressed).

Design and setting

The 2004-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) was used for this study.

Participants

Adults ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of ASCVD, ascertained by ICD-9 codes and/or self-reported data. Individuals with a diagnosis of depression were identified by ICD-9 code 311. Participants were stratified by depression risk, based on the Patient Health Questio

SUBMITTER: Okunrintemi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6848728 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature