Open AccessDepressive symptoms and the risk of arthritis: A survival analysis using data from the osteoarthritis initiative
Author(s) -
Vishal Vennu,
Harsh Misra,
Asha Misra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_241_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , arthritis , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , depression (economics) , osteoarthritis , depressive symptoms , physical therapy , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
Some studies investigated the association between depressive symptoms and arthritis; however, no longitudinal studies have documented the relationship between developing depressive symptoms and the risk of arthritis. Therefore, this study evaluated whether the development of depressive symptoms was associated with an elevated risk of arthritis.