From: Service delivery Models and settings for delivery of services
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Study | Population | Intervention | Comparison | Comments |
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RCT UK |
N=69 Baseline severity: More severe Mean age (years): 80.7 Sex (% female): 83 Ethnicity (% BME): NR |
Shared care Individual package of care formulated by the community psychogeriatric team in their catchment area and implemented by a researcher working as a member of that team. Each case was presented at a multidisciplinary team meeting which included CPNs, OTs, senior and junior medical staff, a social worker, and a psychologist. A management plan was formulated by the team for each person on an individual basis and could include any combination of antidepressants, psychological interventions and social interventions. A psychiatrist acted as each person’s keyworker | Standard care |
Duration of programme contact (in months): 6 Outcomes:
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BME: black minority ethnic; CPN: community psychiatric nurse; N: number; NR: not reported; OT: occupational therapist; RCT: randomised controlled trial
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