Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Death from suicide |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia who died from suicide. |
12-month intervals |
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Primary |
Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission |
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
Baseline |
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Primary |
Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission |
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Remission |
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 who demonstrates remission defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score less than 5. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
Baseline |
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Primary |
Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Improvement in Depressive Symptoms: Response |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 who demonstrates a response to treatment defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score that is reduced by 50% or greater from the initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 > 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score < 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
Baseline |
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Primary |
Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 > 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score < 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Worsening in Depressive Symptoms: Recurrence |
Patient age 18 or older with a diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and an initial Patient Health Questionnaire-9 > 9 who demonstrates remission (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score < 5) of at least two months' duration and subsequently experiences a recurrence of a depressive episode, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9 OR hospitalization for depression or suicidality. Patient Health Questionnaire scores range from 0 to 27. |
12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Adverse Events |
Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the EMR. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. |
Baseline |
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Primary |
Adverse Events |
Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the EMR. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. |
6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Adverse Events |
Depression treatment-related adverse events, captured using the Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings scale where available and extracted from data routinely recorded in the EMR. The Frequency, Intensity, and Burden of Side Effects Ratings score ranges from 0 to 6. |
12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Suicide Ideation and Behavior and Behavior |
Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. |
Baseline |
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Primary |
Suicide Ideation and Behavior and Behavior |
Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. |
6 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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Primary |
Suicide Ideation and Behavior and Behavior |
Selection of 'several days', 'more than half the days' or 'nearly every day' option on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item 9 ("Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way") and/or documentation of nonfatal suicide attempts/suicide attempt behaviors, planning/preparatory acts, or active suicidal ideation extracted from data routinely recorded in the Electronic Medical Record. |
12 months post baseline (+/- 60 days) |
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