Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Group Intervention Carried Out by Nurses for Patients with Depression and Physical Comorbidity in Primary Care

The association between physical illness and depression implies a poorer management of chronic disease and a lower response to antidepressant treatments. Our study evaluates the effectiveness of a psychoeducational group intervention led by Primary Care (PC) nurses, aimed at patients of this kind. I...

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Autores: Raya-Tena, Antonia|||0000-0003-0789-7888, Fernández-San-Martín, María Isabel|||0000-0001-9190-7182, Martin-Royo, Jaume, Casañas, Rocio|||0000-0003-2783-8818, Sauch-Valmaña, Glòria, Cols-Sagarra, Cèlia, Navas, Elena|||0000-0001-5823-5847, Masa-Font, Roser, Casajuana Closas, Marc|||0000-0001-5653-996X, Foguet-Boreu, Quintí|||0000-0002-6069-5305, Fernández-Linares, Eva María, Mendioroz Peña, Jacobo|||0000-0002-8883-2180, González-Tejón, Susana, Martín-López, Luis Miguel, Jiménez Herrera, María Francisca
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:255416
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/255416
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/ijerph18062948
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Depression
Primary health care
Chronic physical illness
Nurses
Psychoeducation
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Sumario:The association between physical illness and depression implies a poorer management of chronic disease and a lower response to antidepressant treatments. Our study evaluates the effectiveness of a psychoeducational group intervention led by Primary Care (PC) nurses, aimed at patients of this kind. It is a randomized, multicenter clinical trial with intervention (IG) and control groups (CG), blind response variables, and a one year follow-up. The study included 380 patients ≥50 years of age from 18 PC teams. The participants presented depression (BDI-II.