Key result
Depressed mood was associated with reduced survival time in seriously ill hospitalized adults after adjusting for demographics and health status (HR 1.134; 95% CI 1.071-1.200; P<=0.001).
Why the study?
Does depressed mood reduce survival time in seriously ill hospitalized adults?
Population
3,529 seriously ill hospitalized adults who received care at 5 tertiary care teaching hospitals
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Mood assessment may aid prognosis in seriously ill adults; leaves open whether treating depression improves survival.
Cohort (n=3,529)
Yes
Does depressed mood reduce survival time in seriously ill hospitalized adults?
Effect estimate: HR 1.134 (95% CI 1.071-1.200)
p-value: p=< or = .001
Depressed mood is independently associated with reduced survival time in seriously ill hospitalized adults, highlighting the potential prognostic importance of mood assessment in this population.
Mary Joan Roach (1998) conducted a cohort in Seriously ill hospitalized adults (n=3,529). Depressed mood was evaluated on Survival time (HR 1.134, 95% CI 1.071-1.200, p=< or = .001). Depressed mood was associated with reduced survival time in seriously ill hospitalized adults after adjusting for demographics and health status (HR 1.134; 95% CI 1.071-1.200; P<=0.001).
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