Long-term quality of life in treatment-resistant depression after electroconvulsive therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is highly effective for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and previous studies have demonstrated short-term improvements in quality of life (QoL) after ECT.  However, long-term QoL after ECT has not been studied, and the baseline patient characteristics that predict long-term QoL remain unknown.

Methods

Seventy-nine subjects with unipolar or bipolar TRD were enrolled in this prospective longitudinal observational study. Physical, psychological, social, and environmental QoL domains were measured with the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF) at baseline and every 6 months for up to 2 years after ECT.  Baseline sociodemographic and clinical features were tested for association with long-term Qo

SUBMITTER: Lex H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8628522 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature