Journal
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
Volume 65, Issue 1, Pages 69-78Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.05.007
Keywords
depression; shared decision-making; primary care; adherence; clinical outcome
Funding
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [K08MH001721] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIMH NIH HHS [K08 MH01721] Funding Source: Medline
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Objective: Patient participation in shared treatment decision-making is hypothesized to improve depression treatment adherence and clinical outcomes in depressed patients. The study aim was to evaluate the impact of patient participation on these factors and to determine the variance of clinical outcome as the primary outcome variable. Methods: A survey was administered to 30 general practitioners and 207 depressed patients, at initial consultation and 6-8 weeks later. General practitioners documented their clinical practice and patients completed questionnaires including Brief-PHQ for depression and clinical outcome, patient participation scale, and visual analogue scales for treatment adherence. Assessment of correlations was followed by the development of a structural equation model (as a latent variable analysis) to define a model to explain the entire set of the variables' relationships. Results: Sixty percent of the variance in clinical outcome was attributable to patient adherence (beta = 0.41) and baseline depression severity (beta = 0.65). Depression severity predicted clinical outcome but not patient participation. Participation predicted adherence (beta = 0.39) but did not directly affect clinical outcome. Adherence was explainable by physician- (beta = 0.57) and patient-reported treatment adherence (beta = 0.66). Conclusion: In a specific pathway via adherence, patient participation in decision-making influences clinical outcome in primary care of depression. Practice implications: The research findings reveal the significance of patient participation as a key factor to address for improving treatment adherence and clinical outcome. Quality improvement strategies for depression treatment should emphasize patient participation. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available