# Physical comorbidities in older adults receiving antidepressants in Asia
> Zhong X.M.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/pub_scopus_85050463847
Jurnal / Konferensi: Psychogeriatrics
Tahun terbit: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12327
ISSN: 13463500
Kuartil SJR: Q2
Citations: 3

## Authors
- Zhong X.M.

## Abstract
BACKGROUND: The present study explored the patterns of physical comorbidities and their associated demographic and clinical factors in older psychiatric patients prescribed with antidepressants in Asia. METHODS: Demographic and clinical information of 955 older adults were extracted from the database of the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antidepressants (REAP-AD) project. Standardized data collection procedure was used to record demographic and clinical data. RESULTS: Proportion of physical comorbidities in this cohort was 44%. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that older age (OR = 1.7, P < 0.001), higher number of depressive symptoms (OR = 1.09, P = 0.016), being treated in psychiatric hospital (OR = 0.5, P = 0.002), living in high income countries/territories (OR = 2.4, P = 0.002), use of benzodiazepines (OR = 1.4, P = 0.013) and diagnosis of 'other psychiatric disorders' (except mood, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia) (OR = 2.7, P < 0.001) were significantly associated with physical comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS: Physical comorbidities in older patients prescribed with antidepressants were common in Asia. Integrating physical care into the treatment of older psychiatric patients should be urgently considered.

## Keywords
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Comorbidity
- Cohort
- Depression (economics)
- Polypharmacy
- Anxiety
- Medical prescription
- Logistic regression
- Mood
- Mood disorders
- Internal medicine
- Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Pharmacology

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