Ban-Dep: A Trial to Decrease the Prevalence of Depression in Australian Nursing Homes

Abstract

Depression is common among residents of aged care facilities, although symptoms are often not detected or treated. The Professional Education to Aged Care (PEAC) is a beyondblue e-learning platform designed to enhance knowledge about depression and anxiety in residential care. This trial aims to test whether the addition of a behavioural activation component is more efficacious than the PEAC alone in reducing the frequency of depressive symptoms among nursing home residents.

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Behavioural activation in nursing homes to treat depression (BAN-Dep): study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

D Velasquez Reyes, H Patel, N Lautenschlager, AH Ford, E Curran, R Kelly, R Lai, T Chong, L Flicker, D Ekers, S Gilbody, C Etherton-Beer, D Lo Giudice, KA Ellis, A Martini, OP Almeida

2019-10-01

Introduction Depression is a common disorder among older people living in residential aged care facilities. Several trials have de..