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September 10, 2025BMC Primary CareOpen Access

Scaling up the task-sharing of an evidence-based psychological treatment for depression in rural India: an implementation study

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RARavindra AgrawalMSMohit SoodAPAnushka Patel

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Overview

Implementation study finds high satisfaction and treatment completion rates among ASHA-delivered therapy in rural settings, leveraging RE-AIM framework for evaluation.

Key Points

  • The study achieved a 97.82% treatment completion rate, with significant reduction in depressive symptoms from baseline to post-treatment.
  • High levels of satisfaction were reported by both patients and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) involved in the program.
  • The RE-AIM framework was utilized to assess implementation outcomes, revealing key facilitators and barriers during the scaling process.
  • The training model using digital curricula helped ensure that 94.3% of non-specialist providers completed the full training successfully.

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Agrawal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d5ef54b1d3bfb60f8b91https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02943-6
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