Journal article
A randomized trial to reduce the prevalence of depression and self-harm behavior in older primary care patients
OP Almeida, J Pirkis, N Kerse, M Sim, L Flicker, J Snowdon, B Draper, G Byrne, R Goldney, NT Lautenschlager, N Stocks, H Alfonso, JJ Pfaf
Annals of Family Medicine | ANNALS FAMILY MEDICINE | Published : 2012
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1368
Abstract
PURPOSE We wanted to determine whether an educational intervention targeting general practitioners reduces the 2-year prevalence of depression and self-harm behavior among their older patients. METHODS Our study was a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted between July 2005 and June 2008. We recruited 373 Australian general practitioners and 21,762 of their patients aged 60 years or older. The intervention consisted of a practice audit with personalized automated audit feedback, printed educational material, and 6 monthly educational newsletters delivered over a period of 2 years. Control physicians completed a practice audit but did not receive individualized feedback. They also rece..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the project grant number 353569 from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) to Almeida, Pfaff, Kerse, Pirkis, Goldney, and Snowdon, and by an infrastructure grant from beyondblue Australia.