Effectiveness of integrated care for older adults with depression and hypertension in rural China: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effectiveness of integrated care management for common, comorbid physical and mental disorders has been insufficiently examined in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We tested hypotheses that older adults treated in rural Chinese primary care clinics with integrated care management of comorbid depression and hypertension (HTN) would show greater improvements in depression symptom severity and HTN control than those who received usual care.

Methods and findings

The study, registered with ClinicalTrials.gov as Identifier NCT01938963, was a cluster randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up conducted from January 1, 2014 through September 30, 2018, with analyses conducted in 2020 to 2021. Participants were residents of 218 rural villages located in 10

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639850 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature