The Factors Influencing Depression Endpoints Research (FINDER) study: final results of Italian patients with depression

Table 8 Factors significantly associated with EQ-5D VAS over 6 months of AD treatment

Independent variables	F, P value	Estimate	95% CI
EQ-5D VAS at baseline	85, < 0.0001	0.33	0.26 to 0.40
Any psychiatric illnesses in the 24 months before baseline	18, < 0.0001	-7.18	-10.53 to -3.84
Switch within or between AD class (2 df) (reference no switch)		9, < 0.001	Between (NS)
		Within -15.51	-22.66 to -8.36
Occupational status (2 df, reference working for pay)	8, < 0.001	Other -4.16	-7.43- to -0.89
		Unemployed -8.46	12.77 to -4.14
Age	13, < 0.001	-0.18	-0.29 to -0.08
Overall pain VAS at baseline	8, 0.004	-0.08	-0.13 to -0.02

No. of patients = 400, no. of observations = 795. Switch = change between what was taken between baseline and 3-month observation and what was taken between the 3-month and 6-month observations.
AD = antidepressant; df = degrees of freedom; EQ-5D = European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions; VAS = visual analogue scale.

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