Feasibility of a family-centered intervention for depressed older men in primary care
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Aug 19, 2019
Hinton L, et al. - Researchers determined whether a family-centered depression intervention is feasible for older men (≥ age 50 years) in a primary care setting. They conducted a clinical trial in a Federally Qualified Health Center in California's Central Valley, allocating patients to usual care enhanced by depression psychoeducation or a family-centered depression intervention delivered by a licensed clinical social worker. They assessed intervention feasibility in terms of recruitment, retention, and extent of family engagement. Administration of the PHQ-9 at baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months was done. While a significant decline in PHQ-9 scores was observed in men in both groups early on, with attenuation of scores over time, between-group differences were not significant. Findings supported acceptable feasibility of family-centered depression intervention based on a variety of parameters.
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