Open AccessAssessing depression outcomes in group practice clinics.
Author(s) -
Harriet R. Braswell,
John Williamson
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.69.12.1281
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , protocol (science) , family medicine , quality assurance , clinical practice , health care , psychiatry , alternative medicine , external quality assessment , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
The application of a protocol for the initial assessment of medical care outcomes of geriatric depression management in four multispecialty group practice clinics is described. The clinical findings of this study are limited, but the protocol for the assessment of depression outcomes was found to be feasible, practical and acceptable in all four clinics. The success of the study has positive implications both for improving management of depressed clinic patients and for adapting this quality assurance approach to other health conditions and care settings.