Uppföljning av patienter behandlade för depression inom öppenvårdspsykiatrin i Region Skåne
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of the following study was to investigate the prevalence of relapse and recurrence in patients treated for depression in the outpatient psychiatry of Region Skåne, Sweden. This was done one year after they had finished treatment. Furthermore, the study also aimed to examine the current incidence of depressive symptoms as well as potential risk factors for relapse and recurrence. A sample group of 146 individuals were contacted by mail and asked to return their written consent together with a completed copy of MADRS-S. A telephone interview was also conducted to map potential current and/or prior episodes of depression based on the assessment instrument SCID-I. Of those contacted, 20 were included in the study. The results showed that 55 percent of the participants had experienced a new episode of depression during the year of follow-up. In addition, 70 percent were simultaneously experiencing mild or moderate depressive symptoms. Concerning the risk factors, the results showed that the age and gender of the participants did not affect the risk of relapse or recurrence. However, a moderate effect size was demonstrated regarding employment and age of onset. This indicated that individuals who were younger in age and had employment increased the risk of relapse and recurrence. A strong effect size also showed that a higher number of previous episodes were associated with higher rates of relapse and recurrence. However, none of these differences were statistically significant. Since the small sample size may have made it difficult to detect statistically significant differences, more studies in this field are required.
Authors: Dan Comstedt, Lisa Haraldsson
Language: Swedish
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1790539650