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Delivery Characteristics, Acceptability, and Depression Outcomes of a Home-based Depression Intervention for Older African Americans: The Get Busy Get Better Program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of the study

To facilitate replication, we examined delivery characteristics, acceptability, and depression outcomes of a home-based intervention, Get Busy Get Better, Helping Older Adults Beat the Blues (GBGB). GBGB, previously tested in a randomized trial, reduced depressive symptoms and enhanced quality of life in African Americans.

Design and methods

A total of 208 African Americans aged above 55 years with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores ≥5 on two subsequent screenings were randomized to receive GBGB immediately or 4 months later. GBGB involves up to 10 home sessions consisting of care management, referral/linkage, depression education/symptom recognition, stress reduction, and behavioral activation. Interventionists recorded delivery characteristics (dose, intensity) and perceived acceptability of sessions. Baseline and post-tests were used to characterize participants and examine associations between dose/intensity and depression scores. Participant satisfaction and perceived benefits were examined at 8 months.

Results

Of 208 participants, 181 (87%, mean age = 69.6) had treatment data. Of these, 165 (91.2%) had ≥3 treatment sessions (minimal dose). Participants had on average 8.1 sessions (SD = 2.6) for an average of 65.4min (SD = 18.3) each. Behavioral activation and care management were provided the most (average of six sessions for average duration = 17.9 and 22.2min per session respectively), although all participants received each treatment component. GBGB was perceived as highly acceptable and beneficial by interventionists and participants. More sessions and time in program were associated with greater symptom reduction.

Implications

GBGB treatment components were highly acceptable to participants. Future implementation and sustainability challenges include staffing, training requirements, reimbursement limitations, competing agency programmatic priorities, and generalizability to other groups.

SUBMITTER: Gitlin LN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5019047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Delivery Characteristics, Acceptability, and Depression Outcomes of a Home-based Depression Intervention for Older African Americans: The Get Busy Get Better Program.

Gitlin Laura N LN Harris Lynn Fields LF McCoy Megan C MC Hess Edward E Hauck Walter W WW

The Gerontologist 20151125 5

<h4>Purpose of the study</h4>To facilitate replication, we examined delivery characteristics, acceptability, and depression outcomes of a home-based intervention, Get Busy Get Better, Helping Older Adults Beat the Blues (GBGB). GBGB, previously tested in a randomized trial, reduced depressive symptoms and enhanced quality of life in African Americans.<h4>Design and methods</h4>A total of 208 African Americans aged above 55 years with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores ≥5 on two subseque ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundPrimary care is the principle setting for depression treatment; yet many older African Americans in the United States fail to report depressive symptoms or receive the recommended standard of care. Older African Americans are at high risk for depression due to elevated rates of chronic illness, disability and socioeconomic distress. There is an urgent need to develop and test new depression treatments that resonate with minority populations that are hard-to-reach and underserved and to evaluate their cost and cost-effectiveness.Methods/designBeat the Blues (BTB) is a single-blind parallel randomized trial to assess efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in 208 African Americans 55+ years old. It involves a collaboration with a senior center whose care management staff screen for depressive symptoms (telephone or in-person) using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Individuals screened positive (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) on two separate occasions over 2 weeks are referred to local mental health resources and BTB. Interested and eligible participants who consent receive a baseline home interview and then are randomly assigned to receive BTB immediately or 4 months later (wait-list control). All participants are interviewed at 4 (main study endpoint) and 8 months at home by assessors masked to study assignment. Licensed senior center social workers trained in BTB meet with participants at home for up to 10 sessions over 4 months to assess care needs, make referrals/linkages, provide depression education, instruct in stress reduction techniques, and use behavioral activation to identify goals and steps to achieve them. Key outcomes include reduced depressive symptoms (primary), reduced anxiety and functional disability, improved quality of life, and enhanced depression knowledge and behavioral activation (secondary). Fidelity is enhanced through procedure manuals and staff training and monitored by face-to-face supervision and review of taped sessions. Cost and cost effectiveness is being evaluated.DiscussionBTB is designed to bridge gaps in mental health service access and treatments for older African Americans. Treatment components are tailored to specific care needs, depression knowledge, preference for stress reduction techniques, and personal activity goals. Total costs are $584.64/4 months; or $146.16 per participant/per month.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov #NCT00511680.

Project description:BackgroundEffective care models for treating older African Americans with depressive symptoms are needed.ObjectiveTo determine whether a home-based intervention alleviates depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in older African Americans.DesignParallel, randomized trial stratified by recruitment site. Interviewers assessing outcomes were blinded to treatment assignment. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00511680).SettingA senior center and participants' homes from 2008 to 2010.PatientsAfrican Americans aged 55 years or older with depressive symptoms.InterventionA multicomponent, home-based intervention delivered by social workers or a wait-list control group that received the intervention at 4 months.MeasurementsSelf-reported depression severity at 4 months (primary outcome) and depression knowledge, quality of life, behavioral activation, anxiety, function, and remission at 4 and 8 months.ResultsOf 208 participants (106 and 102 in the intervention and wait-list groups, respectively), 182 (89 and 93, respectively) completed 4 months and 160 (79 and 81, respectively) completed 8 months. At 4 months, participants in the intervention group showed reduced depression severity (difference in mean change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score from baseline, -2.9 [95% CI, -4.6 to -1.2]; difference in mean change in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score from baseline, -3.7 [CI, -5.4 to -2.1]); improved depression knowledge, quality of life, behavioral activation, and anxiety (P < 0.001); and improved function (P = 0.014) compared with wait-list participants. More intervention than wait-list participants entered remission at 4 months (43.8% vs. 26.9%). After treatment, control participants showed benefits similar in magnitude to those of participants in the initial intervention group. Those in the initial intervention group maintained benefits at 8 months.LimitationThe study had a small sample, short duration, and differential withdrawal rate.ConclusionA home-based intervention delivered by social workers could reduce depressive symptoms and enhance quality of life in most older African Americans.Primary funding sourceNational Institute of Mental Health.

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Delivery Characteristics, Acceptability, and Depression Outcomes of a Home-based Depression Intervention for Older African Americans: The Get Busy Get Better Program.

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Design and methods

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Delivery Characteristics, Acceptability, and Depression Outcomes of a Home-based Depression Intervention for Older African Americans: The Get Busy Get Better Program.

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