Treating depression in primary care in low-income women in Santiago, Chile: a randomised controlled trial
Treating depression in primary care in low-income women in Santiago, Chile: a randomised controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(03)12825-5
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发表时间:
2003-03-22
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168.9
通讯作者:
Peters, TJ
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作者:
Araya, R;Rojas, G;Peters, TJ
Background Depression in women is one of the commonest problems encountered in primary care. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of a stepped-care programme with usual care in primary-care management of depression in low-income women in Santiago, Chile.Methods In a randomised controlled trial, in three primary-care clinics in Chile, 240 adult female primary-care patients with major depression were allocated stepped care or usual care. Stepped care was a 3-month, multicomponent intervention led by a non-medical health worker, which included a psychoeducational group intervention, structured and systematic follow-up, and drug treatment for patients with severe depression. Data were analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. The primary outcome measure was the Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS) administered at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after randomisation.Findings About 90% of randomised patients completed outcome assessments. There was a substantial between-group difference in all outcome measures in favour of the stepped-care programme. The adjusted difference in mean HDRS score between the groups was -8.89 (95% CI -11.15 to -6.76; p