Depression Decision Aid: Feasibility Pilot
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 21 years and older
- Medical outpatient presenting to the Lincoln Hospital ambulatory care clinic or geriatric sub-specialty clinic
- Screen positive for depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score of 10 or greater)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of significant alcohol or substance abuse, psychotic disorder, or bipolar disorder
- High suicide risk
- Cognitive impairment: Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score less than 24.
- Acute or severe medical illness (ie. delirium, metastatic cancer, decompensated cardiac, liver, or kidney failure, major surgery, stroke, or myocardial infarction during the three months prior to entry.
- Inability to speak English or Spanish
- Aphasia interfering with communication
Sites / Locations
- Lincoln Hospital- the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Depression Decision Aid protocol
The Depression Decision Aid protocol, integrated into the Electronic Health Record (EHR), is a streamlined adaptation of an in-person Shared Decision-Making intervention. Shared decision-making, in contrast to traditional medical decision-making, involves a collaborative process where patients discuss personal values and preferences and clinicians provide information to arrive at an agreed upon treatment decision. The focus of the intervention is to empower the elderly depressed primary care patients and help them efficiently arrive at a treatment decision that can be successfully implemented.