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Table 2 ED visit frequency reported at baseline and follow-up and HAMD score

From: Relationship between depressive symptom severity and emergency department use among low-income, depressed homebound older adults aged 50 years and older

6 months prior to baseline (n=121)

24-weeks after baseline (n=96)

ED frequency

n (%)

HAMD scores

ED frequency

n (%)

HAMD score

0

52 (43.0)

23.04+6.51

0

60 (49.6)

14.08+7.86

1

27 (22.3)

24.70+6.42

1

20 (16.5)

14.45+8.60

2

15 (12.4)

22.60+5.34

2

7 (5.8)

21.71+9.55

3+

26 (21.4)1

28.37+6.39

3+

9 (7.5)2

17.33+4.44

  1. 1The range was 3 to 9; 2The range was 3 to 8.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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