Implementing collaborative care for older people with comorbid hypertension and depression in rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression often coexists with other chronic conditions in older people. The COACH study is an ongoing random controlled trial (RCT) to test the effectiveness of a primary-care-based collaborative care approach to treat co-morbid hypertension and depression in Chinese rural elders. In the COACH model, a team-village doctor (VD), aging worker (AW), and psychiatrist consultant-provides collaborative care to enrolled subjects in each intervention village for 12 months. This study examines how COACH was implemented and identifies facilitators and barriers for its more widespread implementation.

Methods

Five focus groups were conducted, two with VDs, two with AWs, and one with psychiatrists, for a total of 38 participants. Transcripts were analyzed using qualitative co

SUBMITTER: Li LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170762 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature