Healthcare team training programs aimed at improving depression management in primary care: A systematic review
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Vohringer Cardenas, Paul Alfred
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Castro, Ariel
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Martínez, Pablo
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Tala Tajmuch, Álvaro
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Medina, Simon
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Rojas Castillo, María Graciela
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2016-12-15T19:15:52Z
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2016-12-15T19:15:52Z
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2016
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Journal of Affective Disorders. Volumen: 200 Páginas: 142-147 (2016)
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10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.029
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/141917
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Background: Although evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that depression can be effectively treated in primary care settings, depression management remains unevenly performed. This systematic review evaluates all the international evidence on healthcare team training programs aimed at improving the outcomes of patients with depression.
Methods: Three databases were searched for articles in English or Spanish indexed up to November 20, 2014. Studies were included if they fulfilled the following conditions: clinical trials, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews; and if they evaluated a training or educational program intended to improve the management of depression by primary healthcare teams, and assessed change in depressive symptoms, diagnosis or response rates, referral rates, patients' satisfaction and/or quality of life, and the effectiveness of treatments.
Results: Nine studies were included in this systematic review. Five trials tested the effectiveness of multi component interventions (training included), and the remaining studies evaluated the effectiveness of specific training programs for depression management. All the studies that implemented multi-component interventions were efficacious, and half of the training trials were shown to be effective.
Limitations: Contribution of training programs alone to the effectiveness of multi-component interventions is yet to be established. The lack of specificity regarding health providers' characteristics might be a confounding factor.
Conclusions: The review conducted suggests that stand-alone training programs are less effective than multi component interventions. In applying the evidence gathered from developed countries to Latin America and the Caribbean, these training programs must consider and address local conditions of mental health systems, and therefore multi-component interventions may be warranted. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.