ONLINE DEPRESSION EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS

描述：1900万成年人患有抑郁症，这是世界上最严重的抑郁症。 美国残疾的主要原因， 自杀然而，有明确的证据表明，初级保健医生-那些谁 治疗抑郁症的大多数病例是治疗不足的抑郁症。期间 第一阶段，我们开发和实施了一个成功的基于互联网的继续医学教育课程， 诊断抑郁症在第二阶段，我们将建立一个完整的持续 6个关于抑郁症主题的网络课程的教育计划 诊断和治疗在初级保健环境。课程将被批准 由匹兹堡大学CE信用和/或由美国科学院 家庭医生主要研究者、Co-PI和一群受人尊敬的 抑郁症和教育顾问将采用一种方法， 发展其他社区教育计划，以扩展第一阶段的工作。的 网络课程将强调通过基于案例的方法学习。在 此外，课程将得到加强，包括独特的功能， 基于网络的课程，包括对用户控制和反馈的支持， 讨论/交流，附带的新闻/资源区，患者教育 材料和其他信息资源的链接。标准 快速原型形成分析技术将利用咨询， 并由我们的顾问专家进行审查，以及潜在最终用户的意见 制作每门课程的连续改进版本。如果成功，这 项目将影响改善知识，态度，抑郁症临床技能， 自我效能和资源意识。我们将评估 教育经验所提供的课程，通过使用两组，前后 测试设计在六个月的时间里，研究小组将被要求 查看所有基于Web的课程。对照组将查看 与其他临床主题相同的格式，不包括任何 关于抑郁症的信息我们还将评估用户的总体满意度， 在线学习经验的课程元素，比较其他 学习经验和感知影响。如果课程成功，这 该项目将产生一种新的手段，教育医生在抑郁症的诊断 和治疗技术。本研究中使用的方法将作为 模板，以指导其他有兴趣开发其他心理 卫生继续教育材料。 拟议商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION: Nineteen million adults suffer from depression and it is the leading cause of disability in the United States and a leading cause of suicide. Yet there is clear evidence that primary care physicians --those who treat the majority of depression cases are undertreating depression. During Phase I we developed and implemented a successful Internet based CME course on diagnosing depression. During Phase II we will create a complete continuing education program of 6 Internet-based courses on the topic of depression diagnosis and treatment in the primary care setting. Courses will be approved by the University of Pittsburgh for CE credit and/or by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The Principal Investigator, Co-PI, and an esteemed group of depression and education consultants will apply an approach used in the development of other CE projects to expand upon the work done in Phase I. The Web-based courses will emphasize learning via a case-based approach. In addition, courses will be enhanced to include unique features possible with web-based courses including support for user control and feedback, discussion/communication, an accompanying news/resource area, patient education materials, and links to other information resources. A standard rapid-prototyping formative analysis technique will utilize consultation with and review by our consultant experts as well as input from potential end-users to produce successively improved versions of each course. If successful, this project will affect improved knowledge, attitude, depression clinical skills, self-efficacy, and awareness of resources. We will evaluate the benefits of the educational experience offered by the courses by using a two-group, pre-post testing design. Over a six-month period, the study group will be required to view all of the web-based courses. The control group will view courses of the same format that are on other clinical topics and do not include any information on depression. We will also assess overall user satisfaction with the online learning experience in terms of course elements, comparison to other learning experiences, and perceived impact. If the courses are successful, this project will produce a new means to educate physicians in depression diagnosis and treatment techniques. The methodology used in this research will serve as a template to guide other Investigators interested in developing other mental health continuing education materials. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE