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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Aug 12;30(6):528–535. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.07.002

Table 4.

Effect of chronic illness on receipt of minimally adequate depression treatment and patient satisfactiona

Minimally adequate treatmentb
(Odds ratio, 95% CI)
Patient satisfaction
(Odds ratio, 95% CI)
Chronic Illness
None -- --
Mild 0.71 (0.45 - 1.14) 0.59 (0.32 - 1.09)
Moderate 1.17 (0.72 - 1.90) 0.62 (0.35 - 1.11)
Severe 1.34 (0.75 - 2.39) 0.62 (0.28 - 1.34)
Suicidal ideation 1.52 (1.06 - 2.17)* 0.86 (0.53 - 1.41)
Have other mental health diagnosis 2.80 (2.08 - 3.78) 1.71 (0.97 - 3.03)
MHI-5 1.00 (0.00 - 1.00) 1.03 (1.02 - 1.05)
a

Controlling for sociodemographic variables and mental health

b

Among those who had their depression recognized

*

P<0.05

P<0.001