biostudies-literatureHenrique MGMedical Research Council2278https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8670151biostudies-literatureUnknown21(1)<h4>Background</h4>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 interventionBMC public healthAcceptability and fidelity of a psychosocial intervention (PROACTIVE) for older adults with depression in a basic health unit in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a qualitative study.PMC8670151MR/R006229/1ML/L016702/1Hollingworth WAraya RScazufca Mvan de Ven PHenrique MGde Paula Couto MCPMendes AVNakamura CAPeters TJfalseAcceptability and fidelity of a psychosocial intervention (PROACTIVE) for older adults with depression in a basic health unit in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a qualitative study.<h4>Background</h4>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 intervention2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Dec2025-04-18T22:13:31.588Z2022-02-11T14:56:28.163ZS-EPMC86701513490319210.1186/s12889-021-12402-3