Quality indicators for care of depression in primary care settings: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the growing interest in assessing the quality of care for depression, there is little evidence to support measurement of the quality of primary care for depression. This study identified evidence-based quality indicators for monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality of care for depression in primary care settings.

Methods

Ovid MEDLINE and Ovid PsycINFO databases, and grey literature, including relevant organizational websites, were searched from 2000 to 2015. Two reviewers independently selected studies if (1) the study methodology combined a systematic literature search with assessment of quality indicators by an expert panel and (2) quality indicators were applicable to assessment of care for adults with depression in primary care settings. Includ

SUBMITTER: Petrosyan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5496323 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature