Improving the precision of depression diagnosis in general practice: a cluster-randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methods to enhance the accuracy of the depression diagnosis continues to be of relevance to clinicians. The primary aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic precision of two different diagnostic strategies using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) as a reference standard. A secondary aim was to evaluate accordance between depression severity found via MINI and mean Major Depression Inventory (MDI) sum-scores presented at referral.

Methods

This study was a two-armed, cluster-randomized superiority trial embedded in the Collabri trials investigating collaborative care in Danish general practices. GPs performing case-finding were instructed always to use MDI when suspecting depression. GPs performing usual clinical assessment were instruct

SUBMITTER: Brinck-Claussen UO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8105936 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature