| Title |
The postcard intervention against depression among community-dwelling older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-202 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hissei Imai, Toshiaki A Furukawa, Kiyohito Okumiya, Taizo Wada, Eriko Fukutomi, Ryota Sakamoto, Michiko Fujisawa, Yasuko Ishimoto, Yumi Kimura, Wen-ling Chen, Mire Tanaka, Kozo Matsubayashi |
| Abstract |
Depression in older adults deteriorates quality of life and increases morbidity, mortality, and medical expenses. Medicine and social policy should work together to decrease this burden. Existing prevention studies are often based on time-consuming psychotherapies, which therefore are not feasible for a wide application at the community level. Postcard interventions have been shown to be effective for patients after hospitalization for major depression, drug overdose, or self-harm. This paper describes the protocol of a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial designed to examine the efficacy of a postcard intervention for depression among community-dwelling individuals aged 65 years or older. |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 151 | 97% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 22 | 14% |
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| Unknown | 44 | 28% |