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Effect of Depressin Screening and Care Program at Community Health Center

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Depression
Screening
Elderly
Interventions
Other: Reminding call
Registration Number
NCT01626703
Lead Sponsor
National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea
Brief Summary

Depression affect between 5% and 10% of older adults seen in the primary care setting.Late-life depression is often chronic or recurrent and is associated with substantial suffering, functional impairment, and diminished health-related quality of life.Depressed, older primary care patients are frequent users of general medical services and may have poor adherence to medical treatments.They are also at increased risk of death from suicide and medical illnesses. The aim of this study is to examine whether depression screening and health care practitioner feedback are increased depression treatment rate.

Depression screening is provided 60 or more who visited community health care center with a 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale.GDS scores of 10 or more were classified depression positive. Intervention group participants received twice remind calls from primary care nurse.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
86
Inclusion Criteria
  • 60 or more
  • 10 or more in GDS scor
Exclusion Criteria
  • severe cognitive problem

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
interventionReminding callremiding call
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reuptake rate12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
reduced depressive symptoms12 weeks

Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (SGDS)

changed perceived heath status12 weeks

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chungju community health care center

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Chungju, Choongbuk, Korea, Republic of

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