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. 2013 Jan 25;8(1):e52561. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052561

Table 3. Mortality, incident# prescriptions for psychotropic medication and consultations with GP after cancer death/index date.

Outcome Unadjusted IRR(95%CI)* Adjusted IRR(95%CI)*
All cause mortality 0.70 (0.67–0.73) 0.71 (0.68–0.74)1
Incident hypnotic prescription 2.52 (1.95–3.24) 2.44 (1.89–3.14)2
Incident antidepressant prescription 2.02 (1.66–2.47) 1.87 (1.53–2.29)3
Incident anti psychotic prescription 1.02 (0.53–1.97) 0.95 (0.49–1.84)4
Consultation with GP 1.08 (1.08–1.09) 1.06 (1.06–1.07)5
#

new courses, not prescribed in the 6 months before the death/index date.

*

Reference group unexposed.

1 5

Adjusted for age, gender, number of non-psychotropic prescriptions 6 months prior to cancer death/index date, use of psychotropic medication 6 months prior to cancer death/index date, smoking, alcohol and area deprivation score.

2 3 4

Adjusted for age, gender number of non-psychotropic prescriptions 6 months prior to cancer death/index date, smoking, alcohol and area deprivation score.