Late-life depression among black and white elderly homecare patients
Late-life depression among black and white elderly homecare patients
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DOI：
10.1176/appi.ajgp.12.5.531
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发表时间：
2004-09-01
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Bruce, ML
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作者：
Fyffe, DC;Sirey, JA;Bruce, ML
目的：作者比较了在体弱的老年家庭护理患者中，按种族划分的重性抑郁障碍（MDD）患病率和抗抑郁药物的处方率。方法：随机抽取56名黑人和458名白色65岁及以上新入院的家庭护理患者，通过结构化访谈和医疗记录评估MDD，并统计抗抑郁药物处方率。结果：MDD的患病率在不同种族之间没有显著差异。只有16.7%的黑人患者和32.0%的白色患者处方抗抑郁药物conclusion.Conclusions：抑郁症的患病率是相似的黑人和白色老年家庭护理患者。在这两个群体中，抑郁症治疗不足，并导致这一脆弱的老年患者群体的负担。
Objective: The authors compared the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and theprescription rates of antidepressant medication, by race, among frail, older homecare patients.Methods: A random sample of 56 black and 458 white newly admitted homecare patients age 65 and over was assessed for MDD with structured interviews and medical records, and anti depressant prescription rates were tallied.Results: The prevalence of MDD did not differ significantly across racial groups. Only 16.7% of black patients and 32.0% of white patients were prescribed antidepressant medication.Conclusions: Prevalence of MDD was similar among black and white elderly homecare patients. In both groups, depression is undertreated and contributes to the burden of this frail, older patient group.