Continuing versus New Antidepressant Use in Older Adults: US Prescribing Trends from 2006 to 2015.

摘要: Antidepressant use has increased in older adults recently. This study examines the trends of antidepressant prescribing by prescription status (continuing vs. new prescriptions). Data were collected from 2006 to 2015 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), a nationally representative sample office-based outpatient visits. I limited aged 65 or (n = 10,708 unweighted). Using repeated cross-sectional design with survey sampling techniques, prevalence rates prescriptions estimated status. Stratified analyses also performed key variables (e.g., age, gender, and race/ethnicity). Continuing over time significantly (OR = 1.07; 95% CI, 1.03–1.11), no temporal trend was found prescriptions. In stratified analyses, increasing continuing pronounced visits primary care physicians (OR = 1.06; 1.01–1.12). Increasing Continued among should be monitored for appropriate use.