Effect of chronic somatic diseases on the course of late‐life depression

• Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 779 - 787
• Main Authors: Hegeman, Johanna M., Fenema, Esther M., Comijs, Hannie C., Kok, Rob M., Mast, Roos C., Waal, Margot W.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cancer; Cardiovascular diseases; Chronic Disease - psychology; chronic somatic diseases; chronicity; course; depression; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Female; Geriatric psychiatry; Geriatric psychology; Health risk assessment; Humans; late‐life; Logistic Models; Lung diseases; Male; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal diseases; Netherlands; Prospective Studies; Somatoform Disorders - psychology; Netherlands; chronicity; course; late-life; depression; chronic somatic diseases

Objective To examine the influence of specific chronic somatic diseases and overall somatic diseases burden on the course of depression in older persons. Methods This was a prospective cohort study with a 2‐year follow‐up. Participants were depressed persons (n = 285) from the Netherlands Study of D...