Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 82 Older Patients with Major Depression and COPD followed for 26 weeks after discharge from an Inpatient Rehabilitation Service.
| Variable | PFSDQ-M Trajectory | χ2 | df | Holm adjusted p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable N=50 |
Improving N=32 |
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| N | % | N | % | ||||
| Female | 35 | 70 | 22 | 68.75 | 0.0144 | 1 | 1 |
| PSA Group | 26 | 52 | 17 | 53.13 | 0.0099 | 1 | 1 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t* | df | Holm adjusted p value | |
| Age (years) | 72.06 | 9.74 | 71.56 | 8.39 | 0.24 | 80 | 1 |
| Education (years) | 13.62 | 3.6 | 13.91 | 2.48 | −0.39 | 80 | 1 |
| HAM-D | 24.02 | 4.07 | 24.41 | 3.57 | −0.44 | 79 | 1 |
| MADRS PFSDQ-M | 22.96 | 5.28 | 21.07 | 4.91 | 1.59 | 77 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 73.02 | 34.54 | 193.82 | 47.08 | −13.14 | 77 | <.0001 |
| Change in Activities | 26.17 | 14.67 | 64.73 | 15.63 | −11.12 | 77 | <.0001 |
| Dyspnea with Activities | 22.24 | 12.49 | 63.81 | 22.74 | −10.47 | 77 | <.0001 |
| Fatigue with Activities | 24.61 | 13.43 | 65.28 | 16.63 | −11.96 | 77 | <.0001 |
| CCI | 3.64 | 2.8 | 3.56 | 2.14 | 0.13 | 77 | 1 |
| MMSE | 27.69 | 1.94 | 27.19 | 1.87 | 1.12 | 77 | 1 |
| DRS-IP | 32.89 | 4.15 | 32.21 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 73 | 1 |
| Stroop Word-Color | 22.59 | 8.3 | 23.45 | 11.33 | −0.35 | 61 | 1 |
| GAD-7 | 8.02 | 5.66 | 7.81 | 5.41 | 0.17 | 77 | 1 |
| NEO | 11.58 | 5.53 | 12.66 | 4.97 | −0.89 | 80 | 1 |
| Liverpool Self-Efficacy | |||||||
| Control | 15.06 | 2.43 | 12.81 | 2.79 | 3.86 | 80 | 0.0055 |
| Personal Agency | 12.4 | 1.93 | 11.34 | 2.15 | 2.31 | 80 | 0.4928 |
| WHODAS | 29.63 | 5.72 | 36.97 | 7.6 | −4.91 | 78 | 0.0001 |
| SF-12 | |||||||
| Mental Composite Score (MCS) | 41.12 | 10.51 | 33.54 | 13.21 | 2.83 | 77 | 0.1365 |
| Physical Composite Score (PCS) | 32.05 | 9.12 | 27.27 | 7.34 | 2.44 | 77 | 0.3737 |
| Blood Gases | |||||||
| FIO2 | 21.53 | 2.21 | 22.38 | 3.41 | −1.18 | 58 | 1 |
| PCO2 | 46.67 | 13.24 | 48.62 | 7.22 | −0.67 | 57 | 1 |
| pH | 7.47 | 0.03 | 7.46 | 0.03 | 0.74 | 57 | 1 |
| PO2 | 57.79 | 13.38 | 60.35 | 14.82 | −0.7 | 57 | 1 |
| Duke Social Support | |||||||
| Social Network | 3.71 | 3.73 | 3.66 | 3.1 | 0.07 | 79 | 1 |
| Social Interaction | 6.08 | 2.01 | 5.69 | 2.39 | 0.8 | 79 | 1 |
| Instrumental Support | 8.67 | 2.58 | 8.59 | 2.89 | 0.12 | 78 | 1 |
| Subjective Support | 17.86 | 2.84 | 18.56 | 2.45 | −1.15 | 79 | 1 |
*
Two Independent Sample t-test
Note: HAM-D: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MADRS: Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; PFSDQ-M: Pulmonary Functional Status & Dyspnea Questionnaire-Modified; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; DRS-IP: Dementia Rating Scale-Initiation/Perseveration; GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale; NEO: Neuroticism; WHODAS II-12: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II 12-item.