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Table 1 Patients with a new depression diagnosis aged 20 years or older by year, and by GP depression carea provided during 12-month follow-up

From: Trends in treatment for patients with depression in general practice in Norway, 2009–2015: nationwide registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)

 

Year of depression diagnosis

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Number of patients with a new depression diagnosis

52,606

53,305

53,441

51,740

52,619

52,269

49,967

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Consultations per patient

3.41

3.21

3.41

3.25

3.38

3.22

3.40

3.25

3.41

3.27

3.43

3.27

3.46

3.30

Patients having:

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Consultations

 Index date

34.8

[34.4-35.2]

34.9

[34.5-35.3]

35.1

[34.7-35.5]

35.1

[34.7-35.5]

35.0

[34.7-35.4]

35.0

[34.5-35.4]

35.0

[34.5-35.4]

 1-2 follow-up

32.2

[31.8-32.6]

32.5

[32.1-32.9]

32.8

[32.4-33.2]

32.5

[32.1-32-9]

32.8

[32.4-33.2]

32.4

[32.0-32.8]

32.0

[31.6-32.4]

 3 or more follow-up

33.0

[32.6-33.4]

32.6

[32.2-33.0]

32.1

[31.7-32.5]

32.4

[32.0-32.8]

32.2

[31.8-32.6]

32.6

[32.2-33.0]

33.0

[32.6-33.4]

Talking therapy

 Index consultationb

27.0

[26.7-27.4]

31.2

[30.8-31.6]

37.6

[37.2-38.0]

38.0

[37.5-38.4]

39.7

[39.2-40.1]

43.5

[43.1-43.9]

51.1

[50.7-51.6]

 Follow-upc

15.3

[15.0-15.6]

16.9

[16.5-17.2]

15.3

[15.0-15.6]

15.5

[15.2-15.8]

15.5

[15.2-15.8]

15.5

[15.2-15.8]

12.3

[12.0-12.6]

Long consultation d

 Index consultation b

43.4

[43.0-43.8]

40.8

[40.4-41.2]

36.2

[35.7-36.6]

37.1

[36.7-37.5]

36.9

[36.5-37.3]

44.1

[43.7-44.5]

58.1

[57.7-58.5]

 Follow-upc

13.0

[12.7-13.2]

13.0

[12.7-13.3]

13.9

[13.6-14.2]

13.9

[13.6-14.2]

15.5

[15.2-15.8]

16.7

[16.4-17.0]

13.7

[13.4-14.0]

Talking therapy and/or long consultation

 Index consultation b

70.4

[70.1-70.8]

72.0

[71.6-72.4]

73.7

[73.4-74.1]

75.1

[74.7-75.4]

76.5

[76.2-76.9]

77.6

[77.3-78.0]

79.3

[78.9-79.6]

 Follow-upc

10.7

[10.4-11.0]

10.3

[10.0-10.5]

9.3

[9.0-9.5]

9.1

[8.8-9.3]

8.9

[8.6-9.1]

8.5

[8.3-8.7]

7.9

[7.6-8.1]

Referral to secondary care

 Index consultation b

8.1

[7.9-8.3]

8.8

[8.5-9.0]

8.3

[8.1-8.6]

9.5

[9.2-9.8]

10.1

[9.9-10.4]

10.9

[10.6-11.2]

11.6

[11.3-11.9]

 Follow-upc

8.5

[8.3-8.8]

8.3

[8.0-8.5]

8.4

[8.1-8.6]

9.0

[8.7-9.2]

9.5

[9.3-9.8]

9.8

[9.6-10.1]

10.0

[9.8-10.3]

Antidepressant drugs

31.3

[30.9-31.7]

30.4

[30.0-30.8]

29.7

[29.3-30.1]

28.2

[27.8-28.6]

26.3

[25.9-26.7]

26.9

[26.5-27.2]

25.9

[25.5-26.2]

Sick leave certification e

 Index consultation b

47.5

[47.1-48.0]

42.9

[42.4-43.3]

42.1

[41.7-42.6]

40.9

[40.5-41.3]

39.8

[39.4-40.3]

38.8

[38.4-39.3]

39.2

[38.7-39.6]

 Follow-upc

10.6

[10.4-10.9]

10.9

[10.7-11.2]

10.5

[10.3-10.8]

10.7

[10.4-10.9]

10.8

[10.5-11.0]

10.9

[10.6-11.2]

10.8

[10.5-11.1]

  1. a GP depression care: consultations and initiatives related to P76 Depression. Patients may have received more than one treatment option
  2. b Treatment started at the index consultation and may have continued during follow-up consultation(s)
  3. c Treatment started after the index consultation
  4. d Long consultation = lasting > 20 min
  5. e Patients aged 20–66 years