Depressive symptoms associated with disease severity in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Source: Healio
Depression is a more frequently occurring comorbidity among patients with OA, and meta-analysis evidence indicates the prevalence of depressive symptoms in this population to be approximately 20% — more than double the general population estimates,” Alan M. Rathbun, PhD, MPH, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore, said during a press conference. “Depression in knee OA is associated with lower quality of life, greater health care utilization expenditures, and higher mortality rate.”
