Association of Depression Risk with Patient Experience, Healthcare Expenditure, and Health Resource Utilization Among Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Approximately 20% of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) suffer from depression. To compare healthcare expenditures and utilization, healthcare-related quality of life, and patient-centered outcomes among ASCVD patients, based on their risk for depression (among those without depression), and those with depression (vs. risk-stratified non-depressed). The 2004–2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) was used for this...