Collaborative care: The role of practice nurses Morgan, Mark A. J., Dunbar, James and Reddy, Prasuna 2009, Collaborative care: The role of practice nurses, Australian family physician, vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 925-926. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Collaborative care: The role of practice nurses Author(s) Morgan, Mark A. J. Dunbar, James orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-4365 Reddy, Prasuna Journal name Australian family physician Volume number 38 Issue number 11 Start page 925 End page 926 Publisher Sage Place of publication Thousand Oaks, Calif. Publication date 2009-11 ISSN 0300-8495 Keyword(s) diabetes comorbid depression Summary Background Comorbid depression can occur with diabetes and heart disease. This article reports on a feasibility study focusing on additional roles for practice nurses in detecting and monitoring depression with other chronic diseases. Method A convenience sample of six practices in southeast Australia was identified. Practice nurses received training via a workshop, which included training in the use of the Patient Health Questionnaire, to detect depression. Results The 332 patients who participated in the project each received a comprehensive health summary to assist with self management. Depression was identified in 34% of patients in this convenience sample. After 18 months implementation, practice nurses were strongly in favour of continuing the model of care. General practitioners gave highly favourable ratings for effectiveness and willingness to continue this model of care. Discussion Practice nurses can include depression monitoring alongside systematic care of diabetes and heart disease. A randomised trial is currently underway to compare the clinical outcomes of this model with usual care. Language eng Indigenous content off Field of Research 111717 Primary Health Care Socio Economic Objective 920412 Preventive Medicine HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2009, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30024895 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Health Higher Education Research Group Public Health Research, Evaluation, and Policy Cluster Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 05 Mar 2010, 09:33:58 EST Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 09:54:08 EST Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 09:56:06 EST Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 09:57:01 EST Wed, 17 Mar 2010, 09:02:11 EST Wed, 17 Mar 2010, 09:05:57 EST Tue, 22 Jun 2010, 11:06:36 EST Tue, 10 Jan 2012, 10:47:54 EST Tue, 10 Jan 2012, 10:49:29 EST Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 15:18:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 7 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 899 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 05 Mar 2010, 09:33:55 EST by Sally Morrigan

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