Why the study?
Little was known about the impact of depression across a broad range of multimorbid patients hospitalized for reasons other than depression.
Does ancillary depression increase length of stay and readmissions in multimorbid inpatients?
Does ancillary depression increase length of stay and readmissions in multimorbid inpatients?
Ancillary depression in multimorbid inpatients is independently associated with significantly longer hospital stays and higher readmission rates.
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Depression was associated with longer LOS and higher readmissions in multimorbid inpatients; leaves open whether screening or treatment modifies these outcomes.
Beeler et al. (2019) studied this question.
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