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Table 4 Change in depression categories for each patient’s follow up PHQ-9 testing over each patient’s entire follow-up period. (n = 5795)

From: Changes in patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores in adults with medical authorization for cannabis

 

All Appointment

<  7 days

1 week-3 months

3–6 months

6–12 months

1–2 years

> 2 years

(n = 5795)

(n = 614)

(n = 1509)

(n = 1056)

(n = 1066)

(n = 1193)

(n = 357)

Decreased Depression

330 (5.7)

9 (1.5)

93 (6.2)

117 (11.1)

44 (4.3)

46 (3.9)

21 (5.9)

Severe to None

11 (0.2)

3 (0.3)

3 (0.3)

3 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

Severe to Mild

11 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

5 (0.5)

1 (0.1)

Severe to Moderate

5 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

Severe to Moderately Severe

20 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

4 (0.3)

8 (0.8)

1 (0.3)

6 (0.5)

Moderately Severe to None

15 (0.3)

4 (0.3)

5 (0.5)

3 (0.3)

3 (0.3)

Moderately Severe to Mild

25 (0.4)

6 (0.4)

8 (0.8)

5 (0.5)

4 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

Moderately Severe to Moderate

26 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

5 (0.3)

7 (0.7)

6 (0.6)

4 (0.3)

3 (0.8)

Moderate to None

53 (0.9)

3 (0.5)

16 (1.1)

16 (1.5)

5 (0.5)

9 (0.8)

4 (1.1)

Moderate to Mild

61 (1.1)

1 (0.2)

23 (1.5)

21 (2.0)

9 (0.8)

4 (0.3)

3 (0.8)

Mild to None

103 (1.8)

2 (0.3)

33 (2.2)

45 (4.3)

5 (0.5)

11 (0.9)

7 (2.0)

Increased Depression

188 (3.3)

17 (2.8)

48 (3.2)

59 (5.6)

27 (2.2)

25 (2.1)

12 (3.4)

None to Severe

5 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

3 (0.3)

Mild to Severe

3 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

Moderate to Severe

5 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

Moderately Severe to Severe

17 (0.3)

1 (0.2)

5 (0.3)

4 (0.4)

3 (0.3)

4 (0.3)

None to Moderately Severe

1 (0.02)

1 (0.1)

Mild to Moderately Severe

13 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.1)

5 (0.5)

4 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

Moderate to Moderately Severe

21 (0.4)

4 (0.7)

7 (0.5)

2 (0.2)

6 (0.6)

2 (0.6)

None to Moderate

19 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

5 (0.3)

5 (0.5)

2 (0.2)

5 (0.4)

 

Mild to Moderate

44 (0.8)

6 (1.0)

12 (0.8)

14 (1.3)

5 (0.5)

5 (0.4)

2 (0.6)

None to Mild

60 (1.0)

3 (0.5)

17 (1.1)

23 (2.2)

9 (0.8)

4 (0.3)

4 (1.1)

No Change

5277 (91.1)

588 (95.8)

1368 (90.7)

880 (83.3)

995 (93.3)

1122 (94.1)

324 (90.8)