Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Prevalence and characteristics of preoperative patients with depression
Authors' conclusion
At least 4% of preoperative patients have clinically significant symptoms of depression, most of whom do not have a chart history of depression.
Study context
- Population
- Adult preoperative patients in multiple surgical departments at a single academic centre, screened with PHQ-2 and −82,940 (79%) analysed
- Participants
- 3,735 patients
- Exposure
- Broad screen vs focused screen
- Broad screenn = 1,216
- Focused screenn = 1,724
- Outcome
- Prevalence of depression symptoms of moderate or greater severity
- Follow-up
- Before surgery
Methodological detailssingle-centre, screening programme
- Single-centre
- Screening programme
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Symptoms of moderate or greater severity
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Characteristics associated with clinically significant depression (PHQ-8 ≥10)
- History of depression the strongest associated characteristic, but did not capture most cases
Uptake of mental health services
- Contacted patients who accepted referrals or sought outside care
- 66%
Original publication
Prevalence and characteristics of preoperative patients with depression. Br J Anaesth. Published 22 May 2024. doi:10.
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