Cited by 70Treatment of Major DepressionAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Relationship of cognitive impairment with depressive symptoms and psychosocial function in patients with major depressive disorder: Cross–sectional analysis of baseline data from PERFORM-J

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Sumiyoshi, Tomiki, Watanabe, Koichiro, Noto, Shinichi, Sakamoto, Shigeru, Moriguchi, Yoshiya, Tan, Kristin Hui Xian, Hammer-Helmich, Lene, Fernandez, Jovelle·2019·Journal of Affective Disorders

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BACKGROUND: Evidence is accumulating for the presence of cognitive impairment in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The Prospective Epidemiological Research on Functioning Outcomes Related to Major Depressive Disorder in Japan (PERFORM-J) study is a 6-month, non-interventional, prospective, multicenter, epidemiological study. Using baseline data, the relationship between cognitive symptoms and psychosocial function was analyzed in Japanese patients with MDD. METHODS: A total of 518 Japanese outpatients (aged 18-65 years) with MDD initiating new antidepressant monotherapy (first-line or switch from a previous drug) participated. Assessment measures were: physician-rated Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) (depression severity); Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (objective cognition); and patient-rated Perceived Deficits Questionnaire - Depression (PDQ-D) (subjective cognition); Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS); Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire (WPAI) (psychosocial function); and EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level (quality of life). RESULTS: Over half of patients exhibited a greater than 1 standard deviation decline below norm in objective cognition, as measured by the DSST. Severity of depressive symptoms correlated positively with subjective (PDQ-D), but not objective (DSST) cognition. Depression severity and subjective cognition were significantly associated with psychosocial function, as measured by the SDS and WPAI (except the absenteeism items). Conversely, the association between objective cognition and psychosocial function was not significant. LIMITATIONS: Only outpatients were recruited. Occupations and job-related stress levels were not taken into account. CONCLUSIONS: Japanese patients with MDD presented a high incidence of cognitive impairment. The relationships between cognitive and psychosocial function in these patients suggest a need for therapeutics targeting cognitive impairment of MDD.

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Authors
Sumiyoshi, T., Watanabe, K., Noto, S., Sakamoto, S., Moriguchi, Y., Tan, K. H. X., Hammer-Helmich, L., & Fernandez, J.
Affiliations
  • National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (JP)
  • Kyorin University (JP)
  • Niigata University of Health and Welfare (JP)
  • Takeda (Japan) (JP)
  • Lundbeck (Denmark) (DK)
Corresponding author
Sumiyoshi, Tomiki
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-11
Volume
258
Pages
172-178
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2964831565
Cited by
70
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
FWCI
6.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
major depressive disorder, cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, psychosocial functioning, objective cognition, subjective cognition, depression severity, labor productivity, disability, quality of life, Japanese patients, antidepressant monotherapy
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Disability Evaluation, Efficiency, Female, Humans, Japan, Male, Middle Aged, Outpatients, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Behavior, Asian People, Young Adult, Cognitive Dysfunction

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