Collaborative care for depression symptoms in an outpatient cardiology setting: A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease. Finding effective methods for identifying and treating depression in these patients is a high priority. The purpose of this study was to determine whether collaborative care (CC) for patients who screen positive for depression during an outpatient cardiology visit results in greater improvement in depression symptoms and better medical outcomes than seen in patients who screen positive for depression but receive only usual care (UC).

Methods

Two hundred-one patients seen in an outpatient cardiology clinic who screened positive for depression during an outpatient visit were randomized to receive either CC or UC. Recommendations for depression treatment and ongoing suppo

SUBMITTER: Carney RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4961532 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature