Comparison of overall survival and healthcare resource utilization among patients with major depressive disorder with or without psychiatric emergency admission: A real-world study from Hungary.
Zoltan Rihmer, Peter Dome, Gyorgy Szekeres, Laszlo Feher, Peter Kunovszki, Judit Gimesi-Orszagh, Qian Cai, Antoine C El Khoury, Istvan Bitter
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Abstract
Background: Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) hospitalized for psychiatric emergencies (PE) represent a high-risk population, requiring immediate intervention. Overall survival and healthcare resource utilization were evaluated among MDD patients with PE (MDD-PE) vs without PE (MDD-nonPE) using data from the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund database (2009 to 2020).
Methods: Patients with MDD were selected if they had at least (i) 2 records of MDD diagnosis, or (ii) 1 record of MDD diagnosis and 1 prescription of antidepressant within 90 days of each other between 01 January 2010 and 31 December 2020. MDD-PE patients should have an inpatient hospitalization in a psychiatric ward dedicated for acute treatment, and/or a visit to an emergency department with ≥1 psychiatric and/or suicidal condition among the discharge diagnoses. Patients in the MDD-PE and MDD-nonPE cohorts were matched using a 1:1 propensity score matching algorithm based on age, gender, location of residence, and selected pre-index comorbidities.
Results: 28,988 MDD-PE and 28,988 MDD-nonPE patients were included after propensity score matching. Overall survival was significantly shorter among MDD-PE vs matched MDD-nonPE patients (HR: 1.40, 95%CI: 1.33-1.48; p < 0.001). MDD-PE (vs matched MDD-nonPE) patients had significantly higher mean all-cause inpatient admissions (3.9 vs 1.4, p < 0.001) per patient per year (PPPY), and MDD-related inpatient admissions (2.3 vs 0.7, p < 0.001) PPPY with more days in hospital PPPY (all-cause: 65.4 vs 17.4 days; MDD-related: 25.9 vs 8.7 days).
Conclusions: Findings emphasize the need for comprehensive care prioritizing increased vigilance for suicide risk and appropriate follow-up post-discharge among MDD-PE patients.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Affective Disorders publishes papers concerned with affective disorders in the widest sense: depression, mania, mood spectrum, emotions and personality, anxiety and stress. It is interdisciplinary and aims to bring together different approaches for a diverse readership. Top quality papers will be accepted dealing with any aspect of affective disorders, including neuroimaging, cognitive neurosciences, genetics, molecular biology, experimental and clinical neurosciences, pharmacology, neuroimmunoendocrinology, intervention and treatment trials.