Management of major depression in outpatients attending a cancer centre: a preliminary evaluation of a multicomponent cancer nurse-delivered intervention.

Journal article

A novel nurse-delivered multicomponent intervention for major depressive disorder (MDD) in cancer outpatients was compared with usual care alone in a nonrandomised matched group design (n=30 per group). At the final 6-month outcome, 38.5% (95% CI, 5.4-57%) fewer patients in the intervention group still met the criteria for MDD.

Authors: Sharpe, M; Strong, V; Allen, K; Rush, R; Maguire, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of cancer
• Volume: 90
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 310-313
• Publication date: 2004-01-01
• DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601546
• EISSN: 1532-1827
• ISSN: 0007-0920
• Language: English
• Keywords: Treatment Outcome; Behavior Therapy; Cancer Care Facilities; Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Middle Aged; Male; Nurse-Patient Relations; Antidepressive Agents; Aged; Depressive Disorder; Intervention Studies; Outpatients; Female; Humans