Depression Treatment Patterns among Elderly with Cancer
Joint Authors
Sambamoorthi, Usha
Findley, Patricia A.
Shen, Chan
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Little is known about cancer treatment patterns among the elderly as depression and cancer in this older population have not been well explored.
This study seeks to fill a gap in the literature by using data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey from years 2000–2005 to examine depression treatment patterns among elderly diagnosed with both cancer and depression.
Depression treatments examined include antidepressants with and without psychotherapy.
We found that of those with both cancer and depression, 57.7% reported antidepressant use only, 19.7% received psychotherapy with or without antidepressants, and 22.6% had no depression treatment.
We found those with greater comorbidity, of a minority race, with lower levels of education, and living in rural areas were less likely to receive treatment for depression.
These findings highlight the need to address disparities in the treatment of depression in the elderly population with cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Findley, Patricia A.& Shen, Chan& Sambamoorthi, Usha. 2012. Depression Treatment Patterns among Elderly with Cancer. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Findley, Patricia A.…[et al.]. Depression Treatment Patterns among Elderly with Cancer. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Findley, Patricia A.& Shen, Chan& Sambamoorthi, Usha. Depression Treatment Patterns among Elderly with Cancer. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489698
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489698