Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: Depression after hip fracture surgery is prevalent and associated with increased mortality rates and impaired functional recovery. The incidence of new-onset depressive symptoms in patients initially not depressed after hip fracture surgery and their relationship with functional recovery is unknown. METHODS:: A cohort of 139 nondepressed elderly patients (>60 years) hospitalized for hip fracture surgery were followed up for six months. Clinically significant depressive symptoms were defined as a score of 7 or more on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS:: The authors found a cumulative incidence rate of 20.5% adjusted for dropouts. Multiple Cox-regression analyses yielded the presence of subthreshold symptoms of depression, anxiety, pain, and cognitive impairment at baseline, the premorbid level of mobility, and a history of (treated) depression as risk factors for incident depression (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 807-814 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2007 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Elderly
- Hip fracture
- Incidence
- Prospective