| Category |
Treatment
|
| Patients |
Patients with depression on continuation/maintenance treatment |
| Exposure |
2 home visits by a specialist and 3 telephone calls over one year, in addition to treatment as usual by a primary care physic |
| Comparison |
Treatment as usual by a primary care physician |
| Outcome |
Better drug compliance, less depression but not fewer relapse/recurrence |
| EER |
@ |
| CER |
@ |
| NNT/NNH |
@ |
| Comments |
Current methods of improving medication adherence for chronic problems are most complex, labor-intensive and may not be worth the effort. (McDonald et al (2002) JAMA) |
| Reference |
Katon W et al (2001) A randomized trial of relapse prevention of depression in primary care. Arch Gen Psychiatry
|
| Appraiser |
Dr Takahiro Kamao |
| Lastappraised |
11/6/2003 |
From RCT into NNT
