A depression management programme (DMP) v usual care for frequent healthcare users‡
| Mean score decrease | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | DMP | Usual care | Difference in mean score decrease |
| ‡HDRS = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Scores corrected for intracluster correlation among patients of the same physician. All differences are statistically significant. | |||
| HDRS score at 6 weeks | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| HDRS score at 3 months | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| HDRS score at 6 months | 7.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| HDRS score at 12 months | 9.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 |