The clinical and cost-effectiveness of a self-management intervention for patients with persistent depressive disorder and their partners/caregivers: study protocol of a multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 731
• Main Authors: Solis, Ericka C, Carlier, Ingrid V E, van der Wee, Nic J A, van Hemert, Albert M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.10.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Bipolar disorder; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Chronic depression; Chronic illnesses; Comorbidity; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Demographic aspects; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis; Dysthymia; Effectiveness; Humans; Medical care, Cost of; Mental depression; Mixed methods research; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Parkinson's disease; Partner/caregiver; Persistent depressive disorder; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Self-Management; Self-management (Psychology); Study Protocol; Treatment Outcome; Netherlands; Self-management; Chronic depression; Persistent depressive disorder; Partner/caregiver; Effectiveness; Psychiatric rehabilitation

After regular treatment, patients with persistent depressive disorder (PDD) may remain in specialized psychiatric outpatient care without achieving remission. Lacking other options, these patients often receive long-term, non-protocolized care as usual (CAU) that does not involve the partner/caregiv...