Pre-Existing Anxiety and Depression in Injured Older Adults: An Under-Recognized Comorbidity With Major Health Implications.

ABSTRACT: To compare differences in baseline depression and anxiety screenings between older injured patients with pre-existing diagnoses and those without.

Background

Little is known about the prevalence and impact of psychiatric comorbidities on early postinjury depression and anxiety in nonneurologically injured older adults.

Methods

This was a retrospective post-hoc analysis of data from the Trauma Medical Home, a multicenter randomized controlled trial (R01AG052493-01A1) that explored the effect of a collaborative care model on postinjury recovery for older adults compared to usual care.

Results

Nearly half of the patients screened positive for at least mild depressive symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Forty-one percent of the patients screened pos

SUBMITTER: Ortiz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9780044 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature