Why the study?
Does a 12-month collaborative care program for depression reduce the risk of hard cardiovascular events in older primary care patients with depression?
Population
235 primary care patients aged 60 years or older with major depression or dysthymia
Comparison
12-month collaborative care program involving… vs Usual care
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
8 years
Authors
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Supports collaborative depression care in older adults without CVD; extends prior evidence to hard event prevention.
Does a 12-month collaborative care program for depression reduce the risk of hard cardiovascular events in older primary care patients with depression?
Collaborative depression care delivered before the onset of clinical cardiovascular disease significantly reduces the risk of subsequent hard cardiovascular events in older adults.
Stewart et al. (2013) studied this question.