Why the study?
Does patient education improve explanatory models of illness and psychiatric morbidity in Asian women with depression in primary care?
Population
70 Asian women in primary care with psychiatric morbidity
Comparison
Patient education about the nature, causes… vs Usual care (did not receive such information)
Design
RCT, Randomly allocated
Follow-up
two months
Authors
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Supports educational intervention to improve recovery in Asian women with depression in primary care; extends RCT evidence on explanatory models.
Does patient education improve explanatory models of illness and psychiatric morbidity in Asian women with depression in primary care?
Educational interventions about depression may improve recovery rates in Asian women with common mental disorders in primary care.
Jacob et al. (2002) studied this question.
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