Association of depression symptom severity with short-term risk of an initial hospital encounter in adults with major depressive disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the availability of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, depression continues to be one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. This study evaluated whether depression symptom severity, as measured by PHQ-9 score, of patients diagnosed with MDD is associated with short-term risk of a hospital encounter (ER visit or inpatient stay).

Methods

Adults with ≥1 PHQ-9 assessment in an outpatient setting (index date) and ≥ 1 MDD diagnosis within 6 months prior were included from the de-identified Optum Electronic Health Record database (April 2016-June 2019). Patients were categorized by depression symptom severity based on PHQ-9 scores obtained by natural language processing. Crude rates, adjusted absolute risks, and adjusted relative risks

SUBMITTER: Voelker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8130130 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature