Telephone-Delivered Stepped Collaborative Care for Treating Anxiety in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collaborative care for depression is more effective in improving treatment outcomes than primary care physicians' (PCPs) usual care (UC). However, few trials of collaborative care have targeted anxiety.

Objective

To examine the impact and 12-month durability of a centralized, telephone-delivered, stepped collaborative care intervention (CC) for treating anxiety disorders across a network of primary care practices.

Design

Randomized controlled trial with blinded outcome assessments.

Participants

A total of 329 patients aged 18-64 referred by their PCPs in response to an electronic medical record (EMR) prompt. They include 250 highly anxious patients randomized to either CC or to UC, and 79 moderately anxious patients who were triaged to a watchful wai

SUBMITTER: Rollman BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5330997 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature