Key result
Recovery from depression following treatment significantly increased the acceptability of CPR among elderly patients, with 16 of 17 initially declining patients accepting it post-treatment (p=0.0001).
Why the study?
Does treatment for depression change the decision to accept cardiopulmonary resuscitation in elderly patients?
Cohort (n=50)
No
Does treatment for depression change the decision to accept cardiopulmonary resuscitation in elderly patients?
p-value: p=0.0001
Treatment for depression significantly increases the acceptability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among elderly patients who initially declined it.
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May increase CPR acceptance after depression treatment in elderly decliners; leaves open causality and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Eggar et al. (2002) conducted a cohort in Depression (n=50). Treatment for depression vs. Baseline (before treatment) was evaluated on Changes in the acceptability of CPR between baseline and end of treatment (p=0.0001). Recovery from depression following treatment significantly increased the acceptability of CPR among elderly patients, with 16 of 17 initially declining patients accepting it post-treatment (p=0.0001).
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