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Table 4 Healthcare resource utilization (Baseline) by remission from depression questionnaire baseline status

From: Broader conceptualization of remission assessed by the remission from depression questionnaire and its association with symptomatic remission: a prospective, multicenter, observational study

 

RDQ baseline status

 

Baseline

Month 6

 

Remission

Non-remission

Remission

Non-remission

 

N = 461

N = 148

N = 461

N = 148

Use of additional healthcare resources

n

461

148

438

133

 Yes, n (%)

102 (22.1)

41 (27.7)

154 (35.2)

51 (38.3)

 No, n (%)

359 (77.9)

107 (72.3)

284 (64.8)

82 (61.7)

Visits to ER or equivalent for psychiatric illness

n

102

41

154

51

 Mean (SD)

0.1 (0.48)

0.1 (0.36)

0.1 (0.30)

0.1 (0.31)

Visits to ER or equivalent for nonpsychiatric illness

n

102

41

154

51

 Mean (SD)

0.1 (0.46)

0.4 (0.63)

0.1 (0.52)

0.4 (0.80)

Visits to physicians other than psychiatrists

n

102

41

154

51

 Mean (SD)

1.0 (1.10)

1.5 (1.25)

2.6 (3.30)

3.1 (3.94)

Psychiatric visits

n

102

41

154

51

 Mean (SD)

0.8 (0.97)

1.0 (1.16)

2.2 (2.10)

2.7 (2.03)

Hospitalizations for any reason

n

102

41

154

51

 Mean (SD)

0.0 (0.10)

0.0 (0.22)

0.1 (0.30)

0.1 (0.27)

Currently on sick leave due to depression

n

461

148

438

133

 Yes, n (%)

5 (1.1)

7 (4.7)

3 (0.7)

4 (3.0)

 No, n (%)

456 (98.9)

141 (95.3)

435 (99.3)

129 (97.0)

  1. Abbreviations: ER emergency room, n number of patients with a non-missing observation, RDQ remission from depression questionnaire, SD standard deviation
  2. Denominators for percentages are based on nonmissing data