Antidepressant Advisor (ADeSS): a decision support system for antidepressant treatment for depression in UK primary care - a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop and probe the first computerised decision-support tool to provide antidepressant treatment guidance to general practitioners (GPs) in UK primary care.

Design

A parallel group, cluster-randomised controlled feasibility trial, where individual participants were blind to treatment allocation.

Setting

South London NHS GP practices.

Participants

Ten practices and eighteen patients with treatment-resistant current major depressive disorder.

Interventions

Practices were randomised to two treatment arms: (a) treatment-as-usual, (b) computerised decision support tool.

Results

Ten GP practices participated in the trial, which was within our target range (8-20). However, practice and patient recruitment were slower than anticipated and

SUBMITTER: Harrison P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990646 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature