title: Variations of depression treatment among women with hypertension.
abstract: The objective was to examine depression treatment among non-pregnant women, aged 22 and older, with hypertension, utilizing cross-sectional data from the 2006 and 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Depression treatment patterns by demographic, socioeconomic, health care access, and health characteristics were analyzed utilizing chi-square tests and logistic and multinomial logistic regressions. Overall, 23.9% had no depression treatment, 56.8% had antidepressant use only, and 19.3% had psychotherapy with or without antidepressants. African Americans (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.47), Latinas (AOR = 0.46), and uninsured women (AOR = 0.39) were significantly less likely to report any treatment for depression compared with Whites and those with private insurance.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy, School of Pharmacy , West Virginia University , Morgantown , West Virginia , USA.
authors.forename: Elvonna V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sambamoorthi
authors.forename: Rituparna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents