Table 9Summary of included studies for Comparison 8: Shared care versus standard care

StudyPopulationInterventionComparisonComments

Banerjee 1996

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:

  • Depression symptomatology at 6 months
  • Remission at 6 months
  • Antidepressant use at 6 months
  • Discontinuation at 6 months

BME: black minority ethnic; CPN: community psychiatric nurse; N: number; NR: not reported; OT: occupational therapist; RCT: randomised controlled trial

From: Service delivery Models and settings for delivery of services

Cover of Service delivery Models and settings for delivery of services
Service delivery Models and settings for delivery of services: Depression in adults: Evidence review A.
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