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Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2016 Sep;44(9):1744–1753. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001811

Table 1.

Measurement of Depressive Symptoms Using Standardized Instruments

Study Past psychiatric illness (%) Instrument Follow-up (mo.) N at follow-up Mean (SD) or median (IQR) Cut-off score Point prevalence (%)
Chelluri et al. (26) - CES-D 1
6
12
12; 12
12; 12
12; 12
10 (5.02)a; 10 (5.99)b
8 (3.01)a; 9 (5.4)b
6 (3.01)a; 6 (1)b
- -
Broslawski et al. (27) - GDS-SF 6 27 - ≥6 4
Eddleston et al. (28) - HADS-D 3 143 - ≥8; ≥11 9.8; 2.8
Kress et al. (49) 38c;11d BDI-II 14 (5)c; 12 (7)d 13c;
19d
13.7 (9.7)c;
17.2 (10.6)d
≥17 38c;
53d
Jones et al. (29) 16 HADS-D 2 30 5.28 (4.42) ≥8; ≥11 20; 13.3
Scragg et al. (50) - HADS-D 13 (6) 80 - ≥8 30
Jackson et al. (30) Excluded GDS-SF 6 34 6.4 (4.3)e, 3 (3.4)f ≥6 24
Jones et al. (17) Excluded HADS-D 2
6
114
102
5.9 (4.4)
5.6 (3.9)
≥8; ≥11 39; 31
56; 36
Boyle et al. (31) - CES-D 1
6
55
51
19.22 (10.42)
13.79 (10.37)
- -
Chelluri et al. (32) (73) - CES-D 2
12
129
154
14.1 (9.6)
12.16 (11.02)
≥16 35
32
Rattray et al. (33) - HADS-D 6
12
80
80
5.13 (3.56)
5.16 (4.28)
≥8; ≥11 26; 7
27; 11
Weinert et al. (34) 27g CES-D

SCID
2
6
2
153
90
134
11, 8
11, 6-
≥16
-
-
27
33
33
Samuelson et al. (35) - HADS-D 2 226 1 (4) ≥11 7.5
Sukantarat et al. (36) - HADS-D 3
9
51
45
6.6 (4.5)
6.7 (4.8)
≥8; ≥11 35; 23.53
47; 31.11
McWilliams et al. (37) - HADS-D 1 w
2
38
38
7.2 (4.1)
4.4 (3.6)
≥8; ≥11 42; 13
10.5; 8
Cuthbertson et al. (18) - HADS-D 6
12
105c,115d
93c,100d
5.3 (4.3)c, 5.3 (4.0)d
4.8 (4.5)c, 4.8 (4.2)d
≥8; ≥11 27c; 12c/28d; 13d
27c; 13c/28d; 11d
Knowles et al. (19) 22.2c
27.8d
HADS-D 1
2
18c; 18 d
18c; 18 d
6.72 (4.64)c; 8.89 (5.12)d
4.17 (2.98)c; 8.29 (5.13)d
≥8 38.9c, 55.6d
16.7c, 44.4d
Myhren et al. (55)(39) - HADS-D 1
3
12
252
191
192
4.76 (4.15)
4.16 (3.92)
4.71 (4.23)
≥8; ≥11 23; 12
20; 8
27; 11
Peek et al. (20) - HADS-D 6 50c, 32d 4.4 (0.6)c, 5.8 (0.7)d ≥8; ≥11 16; 8c/ 25; 12.5d
Treggiari et al. (21) - HADS-D 1 52c, 50d 3.4 (3.7)c, 3.1 (3.7)d ≥8; ≥11 15; 8c / 12; 4d
Van der Schaaf et al. (38) - HADS-D 12 247 4.4 (4.25) ≥8; ≥11 22; 11
Jackson et al. (22) - BDI-II 3
12
47c; 32d
35c; 25d
13 (7–20)c; 11 (7–17)d
12 (5–20)c; 14 (6–20)d
>10 64c, 58d
59c, 62d
Rattray et al. (40) - HADS-D 2
6
63
50
6.98 (5.381)
6.22 (4.586)
≥8; ≥11 42.9; 25.4
32; 18
Strøm et al. (23) 8c; 23d BDI-II 24 13c, 13d 3 (1–7)c; 3 (1–11)d >10 8c, 31d
Garrouste-Orgeas et al. (14) 18.7h
6.1i
19.5j
HADS-D 3 21h
19i
12j
6.3 (6.9)h
3.7 (5.1)i
6.5 (4.7)j
≥8; ≥11 38.1; 28.6h
15.8; 15.8i
41.7; 25j
McKinley et al. (42) Excluded DASS-21-D 1 w
2
6.5
156
156
156
8 (2–12)
4 (0–10)
4 (0.5–10)
≥14; ≥20 26.9; 13.7
16.6; 8.9
21.3; 9.4
Schandl et al. (43) 18c;15d HADS-D 3c
6c
12c
14c, d
100c
68c
50c
98c;73d
5.47 (4.15)c
5.02 (3.85)c
4.4 (3.12)c
4.78 (4.50)c; 5.76 (4.54)d
≥8; ≥11 28; 13c
25; 12c
24; 2c
21; 11c / 33; 19d
Wade et al. (44) 16k CES-D 3 100 - ≥19 46.30
Davydow et al. (45) 29k PHQ-9 3
12
131
120
- ≥10 31
17
Kowalczyk et al. (51) - HADS-D 34 186 7.82 (4.82) ≥8; ≥11 50; 27.4
Raveau et al. (46) 42k GDS-4 items 3 30 0 (0, 10) ≥1 43
Risnes et al. (54) 54 HADS-D 60 27 3.81 (3.3) - -
Jackson et al. (47) 34k BDI-II 3
12
407
347
10 (5, 17)
10 (4.6, 16.5)
≥14; ≥20 37; 20.4
33; 21
Paparrigopoulos et al. (52) 42 CES-D 21 (3) 48 13.3 (2) ≥16 31
Battle et al. (53) 10k HADS-D 3 63 6.8 (5.3) ≥8; ≥11 46; 25.4
Jones et al. (24)o Excluded HADS-D 3 14l, 18m, 19n, 16o 4.93 (4.2)l; 2.74 (2.5)m;
6.37 (4.6)n; 4.81 (3.8)o
≥8; ≥11 29; 7l/ 5; 0m/ 37; 21n/ 19; 12o
Parsons et al. (48) 24; 18k PHQ-9 12 120 - ≥ 10 18
Walsh et al. (25) - HADS-D 3
6
12
98c; 87d
86c; 80d
81c; 77d
6.45 (3.89)c; 6.91 (4.27)d
7.17 (4.62)c; 6.71 (4.81)d
6.87 (4.82)c; 6.66 (4.14)d
≥8; ≥11 36.7; 15.3c/ 44.8; 22.9d
50; 24.4c/ 43.7; 20d
45.6; 24.6c/40; 19.4d

Abbreviations: N: Number; CES–D: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; SCID: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; DASS: Depression, Anxiety and Stress scales; PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire; mo.: months

a:

Age<75;

b:

Age≥75;

c:

intervention;

d:

control;

e:

cognitively impaired based on neuropsychological battery;

f:

cognitively non-impaired;

g:

depressed in last month (per proxy);

h:

pre-diary;

i:

dairy;

j:

post diary;

k:

History of depression;

l:

Control supplement, no PEPSE (outpatient physiotherapy class),

m:

Control supplement, PEPSE,

n:

EAA (essential amino acid) supplement, no PEPSE,

o:

EAA supplement, PEPSE