Following up patients with depression after hospital discharge: a mixed methods approach

Table 2 Anxiety, depressive and somatic symptoms and quality of life measurements during GIPPOZ follow-up (at discharge, one month and three months after discharge)

Measurement	At discharge	One month after discharge	Three months after discharge	P-value
HADS anxiety ^a	8.6 ± 4.3 (n = 96)	9.3 ± 4.5 (n = 89)	8.9 ± 4.8 (n = 80)	NS
HADS depression ^a	7.1 ± 4.6 (n = 96)	8.3 ± 5.1 (n = 89)	7.8 ± 4.9 (n = 80)	P = 0.033
SCL somatic dimension ^b	22.9 ± 9.1 (n = 96)	24.3 ± 8.9 (n = 89)	23.6 ± 9.3 (n = 80)	NS
Q-LES-Q General activities ^c	68.7 ± 41.4 (n = 96)	65.8 ± 14.3 (n = 89)	65.9 ± 15.0 (n = 80)	P = 0.049
Q-LES-Q Satisfaction with medicines ^d	78.3 ± 15.0 (n = 96)	76.1 ± 14.3 (n = 87)	75.9 ± 12.6 (n = 79)	NS
Q-LES-Q Overall quality of life ^d	68.5 ± 20.5 (n = 96)	62.7 ± 20.9 (n = 89)	65.0 ± 22.4 (n = 80)	P = 0.034

HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SCL = Symptom Checklist; NS = not significant; Q-LES-Q = Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire
^a 7 items, 4 point scale from 0 to 3 for each item, total score is sum of the scores on each of the 7 items, range of total score is 0-21, score interpretation: non-cases for anxiety/depression (≤ 7), doubtful cases for anxiety/depression (8-10) and definite cases for anxiety/depression (≥11)
^b 12 items, 5-point Likert scale (score from 1 to 5), total scores is sum of the scores on each of the 12 items, range of total score is 12-60, the higher the score the more the patient was hindered by somatic symptoms
^c 14 items, 5-point Likert scale (score from 1 to 5), score is expressed as the percentage of the maximum score, the higher the score the more satisfied the patient was
^d 1 item, 5-point Likert scale (score from 1 to 5), score is expressed as the percentage of the maximum score, the higher the score the more satisfied the patient was

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