A Long Term Effect of Collaborative Care on Depression Treatment in a Community Dwelling Elderly
- Conditions
- Depression
- Interventions
- Other: care management
- Registration Number
- NCT01817244
- Lead Sponsor
- National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea
- Brief Summary
Suicide is a significant cause of death in Korea. According to the report compiled by the Korea National Statistical Office, 24.8 victims of every 100,000 in 2007 (Korea National Statistical Office, 2008), which is higher compared with 10.1 in the United States, 6.0 in the United Kingdom, and 19.1 in Japan (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008). Especially, suicide rate is incredibly higher in elderly. Most persons who commit suicide have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Among them, 60% had Depression when they committed suicide. Therefore, this study aimed the impact of a care management intervention on depression treatment and reducing suicidal ideation in elderly patients with depression.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 82
- 60 and older
- current major or minor depression
- severe cognitive dysfunction
- severe auditory dysfunction
- history of psychosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description care management type 1 care management 2-month care management care management type 2 care management 6-month care management
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) 6 months after baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method suicide ideation 6 months after baseline suicide ideation: suicide questionnaire
treatment compliance at 6 months from baseline
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kunkuk University of Chungju Hospital
🇰🇷Chungju, Choong-Book, Korea, Republic of