Depression Treatment with Duloxetine and Reduction of Inability to Work
Table 2
Working ability, depression, and pain scores over time: all patients and patients unable to work at baseline.
Variable
All patients ()
Unable to work at baseline ()
(%)
95% CI
(%)
95% CI
Patients being able to work
Baseline
1536 (54.8)
53.0; 56.7
—
—
3 months
1755 (78.2)
76.4; 79.9
622 (62.0)
58.9; 65.0
6 months
1611 (83.8)
82.1; 85.4
610 (72.7)
69.6; 75.7
LOCF
1859 (81.3)
79.7; 82.9
707 (69.2)
66.2; 72.0
IDS-C total score
mean
SD
mean
SD
Baseline
39.6
12.2
42.1
11.9
3 months
19.4
12.8
20.9
13.1
6 months
15.4
12.2
17.2
13.1
LOCF
18.0
13.6
19.9
14.5
VAS overall pain score [mm]
mean
SD
mean
SD
Baseline
53.9
26.8
56.5
26.9
3 months
31.7
25.4
33.3
25.6
6 months
28.1
25.2
30.4
26.2
LOCF
30.8
26.4
33.3
27.4
CI: confidence interval; IDS: inventory of depressive symptomatology; LOCF: last observation carried forward; : number of patients in category (percentages are based on the actual number of patients with nonmissing information at the respective visit); SD: standard deviation; VAS: visual analog scale.
