Key result
Inpatient treatment of depression in 100 elderly patients resulted in large improvements in health-related quality of life at 3 months postdischarge, negatively predicted by initial illness severity.
Why the study?
Does inpatient treatment of depression improve health-related quality of life in elderly depressed patients?
Cohort (n=100)
No
Does inpatient treatment of depression improve health-related quality of life in elderly depressed patients?
Inpatient treatment of depression in the elderly improves quality of life for at least 3 months postdischarge, though initial physical health and depression severity may limit improvement.
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May support inpatient depression care evaluation in elderly; leaves open severity as outcome predictor in modern cohorts.
Shmuely et al. (2001) conducted a cohort in Depression (n=100). Inpatient treatment of depression was evaluated on Improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQL) at 3 months postdischarge. Inpatient treatment of depression in 100 elderly patients resulted in large improvements in health-related quality of life at 3 months postdischarge, negatively predicted by initial illness severity.
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