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Depression was associated with decreased survival for hospital patients who were seriously ill

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.4.127

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    Roach MJ, Connors AF, Dawson NV, et al for the SUPPORT Investigators. Depressed mood and survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults.Arch Intern Med1998 Feb 23;158:397–404.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Question For hospital patients who are severely ill, is self reported depression associated with mortality after adjusting for functional status and severity of illness?

    Design

    Cohort study with 4 year follow up (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments [SUPPORT]).

    Setting

    5 tertiary teaching hospitals in the US.

    Participants

    3529 patients (median age 63 y, median education level 12 y, 58% men, 78% white, 52% married) admitted to hospital with a serious illness. The projected 6 month survival for the group was 50%. Exclusion criteria were not speaking English; having AIDS, head trauma, or burns; being pregnant; <18 years old; expected hospital admission <72 hours; death …

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    • Source of funding: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

    • For correspondence: Dr M J Roach, Spinal Cord Research, Rammelkamp Building R230, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109–1998, USA. Fax +1 216 778 8782.