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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010 Oct 26;15(1):4–11. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2010.514093

Table 2. Depression and Cognitive Impairment Among Patients Arriving via EMS and Independent of EMS.

Characteristic Arrive via EMS Arrive Independent of EMS
All Patients Depression (PHQ-9)
 Depressed, ≥10 points 99 (15%) 86 (14%)
 Score (median, IQR) 3 (1, 7) 3 (1, 7)
N=668 N=634
Cognitive Impairment (Six Item Screener)*
 Impaired, >2 errors 86 (13%) 53 (8%)
N=687 N=642
Patients Discharged from the ED / ED Observation Unit Depression (PHQ-9)
 Depressed, ≥10 points 55 (13%) 47 (11%)
 Score (median, IQR) 3 (1, 6) 3 (1, 6)
N=415 N=415
Cognitive Impairment (Six Item Screener)
 Impaired, >2 errors 46 (11%) 32 (8%)
N=423 N=421
Patients Admitted to the Hospital Depression (PHQ-9)
 Depressed, ≥10 points 43 (18%) 39 (18%)
 Score (median, IQR) 4 (1, 7) 4 (2, 8)
N=242 N=218
Cognitive Impairment (Six Item Screener)*
 Impaired, >2 errors 40 (16%) 21 (10%)
N=253 N=220
*

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