Collaborative Care for Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the mode of implementation, clinical outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and the factors influencing uptake and sustainability of collaborative care for psychiatric disorders in older adults.

Design

Systematic review.

Setting

Primary care, home health care, seniors' residence, medical inpatient and outpatient.

Participants

Studies with a mean sample age of 60 years and older.

Intervention

Collaborative care for psychiatric disorders.

Methods

PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched up until October 2016. Individual randomized controlled trials and cohort, case-control, and health service evaluation studies were selected, and relevant data were extracted for qualitative synthesis.

Results

Of the 552 recor

SUBMITTER: Dham P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5697628 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature