IMPACT OF DEPRESSION ON HEALTH STATUS AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN PATIENT WITH HYPERTENSION
Author(s)
Shao H1, Mir MU1, Ye X2, Thomas N1, Babazadeh S1
1Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2Fresenius Medical Care/Renal Research Institute, New York, NY, USA
OBJECTIVES: Depression and hypertension are commonly coexisted in clinical practices. Evaluating the magnitude of interactions between depression and hypertension would help stakeholders better understand the value of depression screening and prevention in primary care. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the incremental burden of depression on health and health care utilization/expenditure on hypertensives with depression. METHODS: RESULTS: The weighted prevalence of hypertension in US 2012 was estimated to be 20.8% (unweighted: 7019/38974), 14.9% of which also reported depression (unweighted: 936/7019). Hypertensives with depression were associated with worse health status [PCS:-
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PCV70
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Health State Utilities, Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Cardiovascular Disorders, Mental Health