An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Add-on Online Mental Health Training for Primary Care Doctors in Influencing Their Management of Commonly Prevalent Psychiatric Disorders: Description of the Methodology
Randomized controlled trial evaluates training’s impact on clinical outcomes for primary care doctors, suggesting effective scalability in mental healthcare.
Key Points
Training improved management of psychiatric disorders in primary care doctors, especially in diagnostic and treatment concordance.
Primary care doctors engaging in online training showed enhanced clinical outcomes for patients with psychiatric disorders.
Effective task-shifting and sharing were supported using scalable technology in the primary mental healthcare system.
Insights on implementation barriers can help develop capacity-building programs for clinical practice in mental health.