ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2016
Depression treatment and health-related quality of life among adults with diabetes and depression.
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- Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Correlation With Depression Among Chinese Centenarians.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Association of Depression Risk with Patient Experience, Healthcare Expenditure, and Health Resource Utilization Among Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Article
- Variability in sleep disturbance, physical activity and quality of life by level of depressive symptoms in women with Type 2 diabetes.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2019Article
- Implementing and feasibility testing depression screening using the electronic medical record for patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to the hospital.Nursing open · 2019Article
- Impact of depression treatment on health-related quality of life among adults with cancer and depression: a population-level analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious findings regarding depression treatment and its consequences on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adults with diabetes were inconsistent and targeted certain groups of population. Therefore, there is a critical need to conduct a population-based study that focuses on a general population with diabetes and depression.
objectiveThe primary aim of this study was to examine the physical and mental HRQoL associated with depression treatment during the follow-up year.
methodsWe adopted a longitudinal design using multiple panels (2005-2011) of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to create a baseline year and follow-up year. We included adults with diabetes and depression. We categorized the baseline depression treatment into: (1) antidepressant use only; (2) psychotherapy with or without antidepressants; and (3) no treatment. HRQOL was measured using SF-12 version 2 physical component summary (PCS) and SF-12 mental component summary (MCS) scores during both baseline year and follow-up year. Ordinary least squares (OLS) were used to estimate the association between depression treatment and the HRQoL measures. The OLS regression controlled for predisposing, enabling, need, external environment factors, personal health practices, and baseline HRQoL measures.
resultsAfter controlling for all the independent variables and the baseline PCS, individuals who received psychotherapy with or without antidepressants had higher PCS scores as compared to those without any treatment for depression (beta = 1.28, p < 0.001). Individuals who reported using only antidepressants had lower PCS scores (beta = -0.54, p < 0.001) as compared to those without depression treatment. On the contrary, individuals who reported receiving psychotherapy with or without antidepressants had lower MCS scores as compared to those without depression treatment (beta = -1.43, p < 0.001). Those using only antidepressants had higher MCS scores as compared to those without depression treatment (beta = 0.56, p < 0.001).
conclusionThe associations between depression treatment and the HRQoL varied by the type of depression treatment and the component of the HRQoL measures.
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