Depression risk in patients with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis in Germany

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 437 - 443
• Main Authors: Drosselmeyer, Julia, Jacob, Louis, Rathmann, Wolfgang, Rapp, Michael A., Kostev, Karel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer 01.02.2017; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; Antidepressants; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - psychology; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic illnesses; CLINICAL AND POLICY APPLICATIONS; Dementia; Depression - psychology; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Female; Germany; Heart failure; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical practices; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Patients; Prescriptions; Primary care; Proportional Hazards Models; Public Health; Quality of life; Quality of Life Research; Rheumatoid arthritis; Risk Factors; Sickness Impact Profile; Sociology; Studies; Germany; Depression; Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis; Primary care; Risk factors; Germany
• ISSN: 0962-9343; 1573-2649
• DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1387-2

Goal The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression and its risk factors in patients with lateonset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated in German primary care practices. Methods Longitudinal data from general practices (n=1072) throughout Germany were analyzed. Individuals initia...