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A collaborative care management programme in a primary care setting was effective for older adults with late life depression

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.8.5.149

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    (2002) JAMA 288, 2836. Unützer J, Katon W, Callahan CM, et al.. Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: a randomized controlled trial.. ;. :. –45.
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 QUESTION: In older adults with late life depression, is a collaborative care management programme offered in a primary care setting effective?

    Design

    Randomised (allocation concealed)*, blinded (outcome assessors)*, controlled trial with 1 year of follow up.

    Setting

    18 primary care clinics from 8 healthcare organisations in 5 states in the US.

    Patients

    1801 patients ≥60 years of age (mean age 71 y, 65% women) who met the DSM-IV criteria for major depression or dysthymia or both and were planning to use general medical care from 1 of the participating clinics. Exclusion criteria were drinking problems, bipolar disorder or psychosis, current treatment by a psychiatrist, severe cognitive impairment, or acute risk of suicide. Follow up was 90%.

    Intervention

    906 patients were allocated to the Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) management programme, which comprised ≤12 months of access to a depression care …

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