Diagnosis, treatment, referral of depression based on 766 patient records and communication with primary health care services
| Treatment and referral | New diagnosis of depression
, n=8 | Existing diagnosis of depression
, n=90 | No diagnosis of depression
, n=668 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribed antidepressant, n (%) [95% CI] | 8 (100.0) [67.5–100.0] | 76 (84.4) [75.5–90.5] | 47 (7.0) [5.3–9.2] |
| New prescription of antidepressant, n (%) [95% CI] | 7 (87.5) [52.9–97.7] | 7 (7.7) [3.8–15.1] | 4 (0.6) [0.2–1.5] |
| Referral to liaison service, n (%) [95% CI] | 6 (75.0) [40.9–92.8] | 21 (23.3) [15.8–33.0] | 8 (1.2) [0.6–2.3] |
| Reference to depression in discharge letter, n (%) [95% CI] | 8 (100.0) [67.5–100.0] | 42 (46.6) [36.7–56.9] | - |
95% CI = 95% confidence interval.