NCT01817244

A Long Term Effect of Collaborative Care on Depression Treatment in a Community Dwelling Elderly

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Clinical Research Coordination Center, Seoul, Korea · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Suicide is a significant cause of death in Korea. According to the report compiled by the Korea National Statistical Office, 24.8 victims of every 100,000 in 2007 (Korea National Statistical Office, 2008), which is higher compared with 10.1 in the United States, 6.0 in the United Kingdom, and 19.1 in Japan (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008). Especially, suicide rate is incredibly higher in elderly. Most persons who commit suicide have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Among them, 60% had Depression when they committed suicide. Therefore, this study aimed the impact of a care management intervention on depression treatment and reducing suicidal ideation in elderly patients with depression.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	care management	6-month care management

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2013-03-25
• Last updated: 2017-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea