Positive impact of a family practice-based depression case management on patient's self-management.

Abstract Objective Family practice-based depression case management improves depression symptoms and adherence to medication. The aim of this study was to explore the long-term effects of practice-based depression case management on patient depression-related self-management knowledge and activities. Methods This long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial study took place 12 months after the end of the 1-year case management intervention. We used a modified version of the depression-specific self-management questionnaire described in Ludman et al. [ Psychol Med , 33 (2003) 1061–1070]. Analyses of self-management knowledge and activities used a linear mixed model accounting for pra…