Comparative Effectiveness of Two Models of Depression Services Quality Improvement in Health and Community Sectors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The effectiveness of community coalition building and program technical assistance was compared in implementation of collaborative care for depression among health care and community sector clients.

Methods

In under-resourced communities, within 93 programs randomly assigned to coalition building (Community Engagement and Planning) or program technical assistance (Resources for Services) models, 1,018 clients completed surveys at baseline and at six, 12, or 36 months. Regression analysis was used to estimate intervention effects and intervention-by-sector interaction effects on depression, mental health-related quality of life, and community-prioritized outcomes and on services use.

Results

For outcomes, there were few significant intervention-by-sector inte

SUBMITTER: Sherbourne CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5872839 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature