ArticleBMC psychiatry2011
A prospective study of mental health care for comorbid depressed mood in older adults with painful osteoarthritis.
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- The Effectiveness of Duloxetine for Knee Osteoarthritis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial and physiological health outcomes of outdoor green exercise versus indoor exercise in knee osteoarthritis patients coexisting with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
- Depression in patients with knee osteoarthritis: risk factors and associations with joint symptoms.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Underserved older adults' treatment preferences for a mind-body activity program for chronic pain delivered via shared medical visits in a community clinic.Psychology, health & medicine · 2026Article
- Feasibility of a Mind-Body Activity Program for English- and Spanish-Speaking Older Adults With Chronic Pain Delivered Within Shared Medical Visits in a Community Clinic.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Mental health and health-related quality of life among adults with osteoarthritis: A national population-based study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Improving Health for Older Adults With Pain Through Engagement: Protocol for Tailoring and Open Pilot Testing of a Mind-Body Activity Program Delivered Within Shared Medical Visits in an Underserved Community Clinic.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Anti-depressant medication use is a risk factor for incident knee surgery and opioid use in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Predicting Depression in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning: Model Development and Validation Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Valuing the impact of self-rated health and instrumental support on life satisfaction among the chinese population.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The Microbiome in Osteoarthritis: a Narrative Review of Recent Human and Animal Model Literature.Current rheumatology reports · 2022Review
- Depression Subtypes in Individuals With or at Risk for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2020Observational
- Existing comorbidities in people with osteoarthritis: a retrospective analysis of a population-based cohort in Alberta, Canada.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Risk Factors for Depression in Empty Nesters: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Coastal City of Zhejiang Province and China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Patterns of Depressive Symptoms Before and After Surgery for Osteoarthritis: A Descriptive Study.ACR open rheumatology · 2019Article
- Prevalence rates of arthritis among US older adults with varying degrees of depression: Findings from the 2011 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2018Article
- Pain severity as a mediator of the association between depressive symptoms and physical performance in knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2018Observational
- Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Osteoarthritis Knee Pain.Arthritis care & research · 2018Article
- Resilience, depression, and quality of life in elderly individuals with chronic pain followed up in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
- Psychological well-being among US adults with arthritis and the unmet need for mental health care.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundComorbid depression is common among adults with painful osteoarthritis (OA). We evaluated the relationship between depressed mood and receipt of mental health (MH) care services.
methodsIn a cohort with OA, annual interviews assessed comorbidity, arthritis severity, and MH (SF-36 mental health score). Surveys were linked to administrative health databases to identify mental health-related visits to physicians in the two years following the baseline interview (1996-98). Prescriptions for anti-depressants were ascertained for participants aged 65+ years (eligible for drug benefits). The relationship between MH scores and MH-related physician visits was assessed using zero-inflated negative binomial regression, adjusting for confounders. For those aged 65+ years, logistic regression examined the probability of receiving any MH-related care (physician visit or anti-depressant prescription).
resultsAnalyses were based on 2,005 (90.1%) individuals (mean age 70.8 years). Of 576 (28.7%) with probable depression (MH score < 60/100), 42.5% experienced one or more MH-related physician visits during follow-up. The likelihood of a physician visit was associated with sex (adjusted OR women vs. men = 5.87, p = 0.005) and MH score (adjusted OR per 10-point decrease in MH score = 1.63, p = 0.003). Among those aged 65+, 56.7% with probable depression received any MH care. The likelihood of receiving any MH care exhibited a significant interaction between MH score and self-reported health status (p = 0.0009); with good general health, worsening MH was associated with increased likelihood of MH care; as general health declined, this effect was attenuated.
conclusionsAmong older adults with painful OA, more than one-quarter had depressed mood, but almost half received no mental health care, suggesting a care gap.
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