Developing interventions to improve detection of depression in primary healthcare settings in rural Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The poor detection of depression in primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries continues to threaten the plan to scale up mental healthcare coverage.

Aims

To describe the process followed to develop an intervention package to improve detection of depression in PHC settings in rural Ethiopia.

Method

The study was conducted in Sodo, a rural district in south Ethiopia. The Medical Research Council's framework for the development of complex interventions was followed. Qualitative interviews, observations of provider-patient communication, intervention development workshops and pre-testing of the screening component of the intervention were conducted to develop the intervention.

Results

A multicomponent intervention package was developed

SUBMITTER: Demissie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature