Pushing the bench: A mixed methods study of barriers to and facilitators of identification and referral into depression care by professional nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Integration of mental health and chronic disease services in primary care could reduce the mental health treatment gap and improve associated health outcomes in low-resource settings. Low rates of nurse identification and referral of patients with depression limit the effectiveness of integrated mental health care; the barriers to and facilitators of identification and referral in South Africa and comparable settings remain undefined. This study explored barriers to and facilitators of nurse identification and referral of patients with depressive symptoms as part of integrated mental health service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Design

Triangulation mixed methods study incorporating qualitative and quantitative data.

Methods

Data collection, analys

SUBMITTER: Kemp CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature