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Impact of routine screening and feedback on post-stroke depressio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Depression
Stroke
Mental Health - Depression
Stroke - Ischaemic
Stroke - Haemorrhagic
Registration Number
ACTRN12610000775011
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Newcastle
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
156
Inclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed stroke (ischaemic, haemorraghic, other)
2. Current symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 9 score of 5 or above)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe/suicidal symptoms (PHQ9 score of 20 or above, or a score of 1 or above on PHQ9 item 9, thoughts of self harm)
2. Unable to read English
3. Lacks capactity to provide informed consent (e.g. moderate-severe dementia or significant cognitive deficits)
4. Refusal
5. Unavailable for 3 month phone follow-up

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression identification, referral for mental health treatment or initiation of treatment (via file audit)[File audit of medical notes of the treating stroke/rehabilitation team between the depression screening appointment and 3 months post-screening follow-up.];Depression severity as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ9)[Baseline and 3 month follow-up]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnosis of Major Depressive Episode accoding to the Diagnositic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV), using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID).[3 month follow-up]
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