| Effects of training program on recognition and management of depression and suicide risk evaluation for Slovenian primary-care physicians: follow-up study. | |
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PMID: 20564767 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To implement and evaluate an educational program for primary care physicians on recognition and treatment of depression and suicide prevention. METHOD: The study was conducted in 3 Slovenian neighboring regions (Celje, Ravne na Koroskem, and Podravska) with similar suicide rates and other health indicators. All primary care physicians from Celje (N=155) and Ravne na Koroskem (N=35) were invited to participate in the educational program on depression treatment and suicide risk recognition. From January to March 2003, approximately half of them (82 out of 190; educational group) attended the program, whereas the other half (108 out of 190; control group 1) and physicians from the Podravska region (N=164; control group 2) did not attend the program. The prescription rates of antidepressants and anxiolytics before and after the intervention were compared between the studied regions. Also, suicide rates three-years before and after the intervention were compared. RESULTS: From 2002 to 2003, there was a 2.33-fold increase in the rate of antidepressant prescriptions in the educational group (P<0.05) and only 1.28-fold (P<0.05) and 1.34-fold (P<0.05) increase in control groups 1 and 2, respectively. However, the 12% decrease in suicide rate in the intervention regions was not significantly greater than the 4% decrease in the non-intervention region (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Our training program was beneficial for primary care physicians' ability to recognize and manage depression. However, there was no significant decrease in local suicide rates. |
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Authors:
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Saska Roskar; Anja Podlesek; Maja Zorko; Rok Tavcar; Mojca Zvezdana Dernovsek; Urban Groleger; Milan Mirjanic; Nusa Konec; Evgen Janet; Andrej Marusic |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Croatian medical journal Volume: 51 ISSN: 1332-8166 ISO Abbreviation: Croat. Med. J. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-21 Completed Date: 2010-10-29 Revised Date: 2011-01-04 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9424324 Medline TA: Croat Med J Country: Croatia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 237-42 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Public Health of theRepublic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia. saska.roskar@ivz-rs.si |
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Depression
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diagnosis*,
therapy* Follow-Up Studies Humans Physicians, Family / education* Program Evaluation Risk Assessment Slovenia Suicide / prevention & control* |
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