1. The Prevalence of Major Depression-PTSD Comorbidity among ICU Survivors in Five General Hospitals of Athens: A Cross-sectional Study.
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Asimakopoulou, Evanthia and Madianos, Michael
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AGE distribution , *APACHE (Disease classification system) , *CHI-squared test , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *MENTAL depression , *FISHER exact test , *LENGTH of stay in hospitals , *INTENSIVE care units , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *SEX distribution , *T-test (Statistics) , *COMORBIDITY , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DISEASE prevalence , *CROSS-sectional method , *SEVERITY of illness index , *CRITICALLY ill patient psychology , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *GLASGOW Coma Scale , *ODDS ratio - Abstract
Recent progress in medicine and technology has produced a significant increase in the survival rate of critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comorbidity among patients after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) and to compare it with patients who were discharged from the internal or surgical department. The study was conducted in five general hospitals in the greater Athens area. The sample of the research was composed of 198 patients. The point prevalence of major depression for ICU patients was 32.3%, while for non-ICU patients, it was 19.8%. In this study, 11.6% of the sample was found to meet the criteria for both major depression and PTSD. Early recognition and treatment of major depression and PTSD in critically ill patients could contribute to improved quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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