Psychiatry Investig.
2009 Dec;6(4):255-263.
Association between Painful Physical Symptoms and Clinical Outcomes in Korean Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Three-Month Observational Study
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Eli Lilly & Company, Seoul, Korea. yumsu@lilly.com
- 3Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Psychiatry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
- 6Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kyoungju Medical Center, Donguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
- 7Department of Neuropsychiatry, Pusan Merinol Medical Center, Busan, Korea.
- 8Department of Psychiatry, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea.
- 9Eli Lilly & Company, Intercontinental Information Sciences, Sydney, Australia.
- 10Eli Lilly & Company, Budapest, Hungary.
- 11Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Company, Toronto, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This paper aims to examine the association between painful physical symptoms (PPS) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in a naturalistic clinical practice setting within a Korean population. METHODS: Patients with acute MDD that joined a multicountry, observational, three-month study in six Asian countries and regions were classified as PPS+ (mean score > or =2) and PPS- (mean score <2) using the modified Somatic Symptom Inventory. In this analysis, we report the results from the Korean subset, where depression severity was assessed using the Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) scale and 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD(17)). Pain severity was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS), while the EuroQoL (EQ-5D) assessed patient well-being. RESULTS: Of 198 patients, 45.96% (91/198) of patients were classified as PPS+, of which 78.02% (71/91) were women. PPS+ patients had significantly more severe depression at baseline {CGI-S score, mean [standard deviation (SD)], PPS+: 5.09 [0.79]; PPS-: 4.63 [0.76]; p<0.001; HAMD(17) total score, mean [SD], PPS+: 24.34 [5.24]; PPS-: 20.76 [5.12]; p<0.001} and poorer quality of life [EQ-5D overall health state, mean (SD), PPS+: 39.37 (20.52); PPS-: 51.27 [20.78]; p<0.001] than PPS- patients. Both groups improved significantly (p<0.001) in depression and pain severity outcomes, as well as quality of life by endpoint, but no significant within-group baseline-to-endpoint change wase observed. CONCLUSION: The frequency of PPS was common in Korean patients with MDD, and was associated with more severe depression, poorer quality of life, and a trend towards poorer clinical outcome.
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