Randomized trial of depression follow-up care by online messaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of antidepressant treatment remains disturbingly poor. Rates of medication adherence and follow-up contact are especially low in primary care, where most depression treatment begins. Telephone care management programs can address these gaps, but reliance on live contact makes such programs less available, less timely, and more expensive.

Objective

Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a depression care management program delivered by online messaging through an electronic medical record.

Design

Randomized controlled trial comparing usual primary care treatment to primary care supported by online care management

Setting

Nine primary care clinics of an integrated health system in Washington state

Participants

Two

SUBMITTER: Simon GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3138593 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature