A pilot study of participatory and rapid implementation approaches to increase depression screening in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most individuals with depression go unidentified and untreated. In 2016 the US Preventive Services Task Force released guidelines recommending universal screening in primary care to identify patients with depression and to link them to treatment. Feasible, acceptable, and effective strategies to implement these guidelines are needed.

Methods

This three-phased study employed rapid participatory methods to design and test strategies to increase depression screening at Penn Medicine, a large health system with 90 primary care practices. First, researchers solicited ideas and barriers from stakeholders to increase screening using an innovation tournament-a crowdsourcing method that invites stakeholders to submit ideas to address a workplace challenge. Second, a panel

SUBMITTER: Last BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8593851 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature