ReviewGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2020
Implementation outcomes and strategies for depression interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
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- Application of the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation of strategies to health intervention implementation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to optimise outpatient mental, neurological, and substance-use disorder treatment cascades in Mozambique: a cluster-randomised trial.The lancet. Psychiatry · 2026Trial
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- Strategies to integrate non-communicable disease interventions in HIV and tuberculosis care contexts in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Ingredients for success: Factors associated with successful integration of depression care into non-communicable disease clinics in Malawi: A mixed-methods analysis.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Stakeholder engagement to co-design implementation strategies for integrating depression management into HIV care services in Senegal.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Face-to-face, confidential and health worker-led: Understanding the preferences for behavioral health services among people with HIV in Lesotho.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Implementation outcomes of the waves for change community-based task-shared prevention intervention for adolescent mental health in South Africa.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Mental health care cascade performance and associated factors: longitudinal analyses of routine Ministry of Health services in Mozambique.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Improving recognition of common mental health disorders in Cambodia: Validation of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 and development of a brief mental health screener.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- A learning health systems approach to scaling up an evidence-based intervention for integrated primary mental healthcare case finding and referral in South Africa.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Implementation Strategies for Quality Improvement in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
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- Remote coaching for supporting the implementation of treatment for depression in primary care in Madhya Pradesh, India: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in health services · 2024Article
- Development of a remote implementation support strategy to enhance integration of depression treatment into primary care settings in rural India.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Development of an Implementation Strategy Tailored to Deliver Evidence-Based and Person-Centred Nursing Care for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Intervention Mapping Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A theory of change for community-initiated mental health care in the United States.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Demonstration project of a lay counselor delivered trans-diagnostic mental health intervention for newly diagnosed HIV patients in Mozambique.AIDS care · 2023Article
- Implementation measurement in global mental health: Results from a modified Delphi panel and investigator survey.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Strengthening integrated depression services within routine primary health care using the RE-AIM framework in South Africa.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe systematically reviewed implementation research targeting depression interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to assess gaps in methodological coverage.
methodsPubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and EMBASE were searched for evaluations of depression interventions in LMICs reporting at least one implementation outcome published through March 2019.
resultsA total of 8714 studies were screened, 759 were assessed for eligibility, and 79 studies met inclusion criteria. Common implementation outcomes reported were acceptability (
conclusionsExisting research has focused on early-stage implementation outcomes. Most studies have utilized Hybrid Type-1 designs, with the primary aim to test intervention effectiveness delivered in researcher-controlled settings. Future research should focus on testing and optimizing implementation strategies to promote scale-up of evidence-based depression interventions in routine care. These studies should use high-quality pragmatic designs and focus on later-stage implementation outcomes such as cost, penetration, and sustainability.
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