Effects of a stepped-care intervention programme among older subjects who screened positive for depressive symptoms in general practice: The PROMODE randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 482-488

  Van der Weele, Gerda M ^a   De Waal, Margot W M ^a   Van den Hout, Wilbert B ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^a   Spinhoven, Philip ^a   Stijnen, Theo ^a   Assendelft, Willem J J ^a   Van der Mast, Roos C ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost utility; Depressive symptoms; Elderly; Oldest old; Primary healthcare; Screening; Stepped care intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864022041     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs027     Document Type: Article

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