Acceptability and fidelity of a psychosocial intervention (PROACTIVE) for older adults with depression in a basic health unit in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a common condition in older adults, being often detected and treated initially in primary care. Collaborative care models including, for example, task-shifting and stepped-care approaches have been investigated to overcome the current scarcity of strategies and trained mental health professionals to treat depression. The PROACTIVE study developed a psychosocial intervention, which makes extensive use of technology in an intervention delivered mainly by non-specialists to treat older adults with depression. The aim of this qualitative study is to assess: 1. Health workers' fidelity to the intervention protocol; 2. Acceptability of the psychosocial intervention from the viewpoint of older adult participants; and 3. Perceptions of the psychosocial intervention

SUBMITTER: Henrique MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8670151 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature