Background
Aim of the present study
Methods
Setting, study design and sample
Measures
Statistical analysis
Results
Sample characteristics
n*
| % |
M
|
SD
| range | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCPs
| |||||
Age | 74 | 53.7 | 9.0 | 33–80 | |
gender (female) | 45 | 60.8 | |||
Years of experience as PCP (years)
| 74 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 1–44 | |
Training in psychotherapy | 4 | 5.4 | |||
Single handed practice | 52 | 70.3 | |||
Patients with depression | |||||
NumPwD | 68 | 115.2 | 136.3 | 5–800 | |
Age of PwD | 68 | ||||
20–30 years | 1 | 1.5 | |||
31–40 years | 5 | 7.4 | |||
41–50 years | 21 | 30.9 | |||
51–64 years | 23 | 33.8 | |||
65 or more years | 18 | 26.5 | |||
Most frequent depression type | 68 | ||||
mild depression | 24 | 35.3 | |||
moderate depression | 43 | 63.2 | |||
severe depression | 1 | 1.5 | |||
PwD in specialist treatment | 65 | 42.7 | |||
Frequency of PCPs visits during three months | 57 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1–20 |
Cooperation between PCPs and mental health specialist
N
| % | |
---|---|---|
Type of cooperation
| 64 | |
psychiatrist | 49 | 76.6 |
psychotherapist | 3 | 4.7 |
both | 12 | 18.8 |
Rating of cooperation
| 68 | |
very good | 1 | 1.5 |
good | 20 | 29.4 |
medium | 28 | 41.2 |
bad | 15 | 22.1 |
very bad | 3 | 4.4 |
N | % | |
---|---|---|
Knowledge of the guideline (yes)
| 30 | 50.0 |
Frequency of the guideline usage
| 60 | |
never | 25 | 41.7 |
seldom | 14 | 23.3 |
sometimes | 9 | 15.0 |
often | 10 | 16.7 |
always | 2 | 3.3 |
Usefulness of the guideline
| 60 | |
not at all | 19 | 31.7 |
somewhat | 14 | 23.3 |
partially | 14 | 23.3 |
very | 13 | 21.7 |
Association between usage of guideline and PCPs individual characteristics
Regression coefficient | Standard Error | p - value | 95% Confidence Interval Lower Upper | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 0.977 | 0.079 | 0.769 | 0.837 | 1.141 |
Gender (female) | 0.547 | 0.780 | 0.439 | 0.118 | 2.525 |
Years of experience as PCP | 0.996 | 0.074 | 0.953 | 0.861 | 1.151 |
NumPwD | 1.003 | 0.002 | 0.233 | 0.998 | 1.008 |
Usefulness of guideline | 4.771 | 0.407 | < 0.001 | 2.150 | 10.589 |
Statistics for logistic regression
| |||||
Nagelkerke’s R2 | 0.549 | ||||
Standard Error | 0.263 |