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. 2016 Oct 19;16:352. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-1067-3

Table 4.

Healthcare resource utilization (Baseline) by remission from depression questionnaire baseline status

RDQ baseline status
Baseline Month 6
Remission Non-remission Remission Non-remission
N = 461 N = 148 N = 461 N = 148
Use of additional healthcare resources
n 461 148 438 133
 Yes, n (%) 102 (22.1) 41 (27.7) 154 (35.2) 51 (38.3)
 No, n (%) 359 (77.9) 107 (72.3) 284 (64.8) 82 (61.7)
Visits to ER or equivalent for psychiatric illness
n 102 41 154 51
 Mean (SD) 0.1 (0.48) 0.1 (0.36) 0.1 (0.30) 0.1 (0.31)
Visits to ER or equivalent for nonpsychiatric illness
n 102 41 154 51
 Mean (SD) 0.1 (0.46) 0.4 (0.63) 0.1 (0.52) 0.4 (0.80)
Visits to physicians other than psychiatrists
n 102 41 154 51
 Mean (SD) 1.0 (1.10) 1.5 (1.25) 2.6 (3.30) 3.1 (3.94)
Psychiatric visits
n 102 41 154 51
 Mean (SD) 0.8 (0.97) 1.0 (1.16) 2.2 (2.10) 2.7 (2.03)
Hospitalizations for any reason
n 102 41 154 51
 Mean (SD) 0.0 (0.10) 0.0 (0.22) 0.1 (0.30) 0.1 (0.27)
Currently on sick leave due to depression
n 461 148 438 133
 Yes, n (%) 5 (1.1) 7 (4.7) 3 (0.7) 4 (3.0)
 No, n (%) 456 (98.9) 141 (95.3) 435 (99.3) 129 (97.0)

Abbreviations: ER emergency room, n number of patients with a non-missing observation, RDQ remission from depression questionnaire, SD standard deviation

Denominators for percentages are based on nonmissing data