Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | Patients screened positive for depressive symptomatology | Total valid n | Test of significant differences | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP aware of depressive symptomatology | GP unaware of depressive symptomatology | Total | |||
P (+/+) (n = 201) | P (+/−) (n = 373) | P (+) (n = 574) | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 71.9 (11.7) | 73.3 (11.4) | 72.8 (11.5) | 540 | p = 0.168 |
Male gender, N (%) | 88 (43.8%) | 190 (50.9%) | 278 (48.4%) | 562 | p = 0.066 |
Education level (CASMIN 3) | 562 | p = 0.020 | |||
Low | 131 (65.2%) | 280 (75.1%) | 411 (71.6%) | ||
Middle | 51 (25.4%) | 67 (18.0%) | 118 (20.6%) | ||
High | 16 (8.0%) | 17 (4.6%) | 33 (5.7%) | ||
NYHA classification, N (%) | 566 | p = 0.218 | |||
Class I | 30 (14.9%) | 60 (16.1%) | 90 (15.7%) | ||
Class II | 80 (39.8%) | 180 (48.3%) | 260 (45.3%) | ||
Class III | 74 (36.8%) | 110 (29.5%) | 184 (32.1%) | ||
Class IV | 12 (6.0%) | 20 (5.4%) | 32 (5.6%) | ||
Comorbidity score, mean (SD) | 4.9 (2.5) | 5.1 (2.6) | 5.0 (2.5) | 563 | p = 0.494 |
PHQ-9 Score, mean (SD) | 14.3 (4.4) | 13.0 (3.5) | 13.4 (3.9) | 574 | p < 0.001 |
Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D VAS), mean (SD) | 38.2 (19.2) | 41.7 (17.6) | 40.5 (18.3) | 558 | p = 0.029 |