ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2018
Continuing versus New Antidepressant Use in Older Adults: US Prescribing Trends from 2006 to 2015.
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- Internet and Telephone Support for Discontinuing Long-Term Antidepressants: The REDUCE Cluster Randomized Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Discontinuation of Antidepressants and the Risk of Medication Resumption among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Depression in the US.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Predictors of CNS-Active Medication Use and Polypharmacy Among Homebound Older Adults With Depression.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2020Article
- Trends in Antidepressant Use and Expenditure in Six Major Cities in China From 2013 to 2018.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Frequency and predictors of the potential overprescribing of antidepressants in elderly residents of a geographically defined U.S. population.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2019Article
- Effects of the 2009 USPSTF Depression Screening Recommendation on Diagnosing and Treating Mental Health Conditions in Older Adults: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesAntidepressant use has increased in older adults recently. This study examines the trends of antidepressant prescribing by prescription status (continuing vs. new prescriptions).
methodsData were collected from 2006-2015 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), a nationally representative sample of office-based outpatient visits. I limited the sample to adults aged 65 or older (n=10,708 unweighted). Using a repeated cross-sectional design with survey sampling techniques, prevalence rates of antidepressant prescriptions were estimated by prescription status. Stratified analyses were also performed by key variables (e.g., age, gender, and race/ethnicity).
resultsContinuing antidepressant prescriptions increased over time significantly (OR=1.07; 95% CI, 1.03-1.11), and no temporal trend was found in new antidepressant prescriptions. In stratified analyses, the increasing trends of continuing antidepressant prescriptions were pronounced in visits to primary care physicians (OR=1.06; 95% CI, 1.01-1.12).
conclusionIncreasing antidepressant prescribing trends were found in continuing prescriptions. Continued antidepressant prescribing among older adults should be monitored for appropriate use.
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