ArticleInternational journal of mental health systems2021
Lay social workers implementing a task-sharing approach to managing depression in Vietnam.
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Tele-SSM: A Telephone Technology Innovation in the Intervention on Supported Self-management for Depression in Vietnam
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Client experiences of a task-shifting supported self-management intervention for depression in Vietnam.BMC health services research · 2024Trial
- Delivering low-intensity psychological interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis of lay health workers' experiences.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a telehealth supported self-management intervention for adults with depression symptoms in Vietnam: a mixed-method pre-post study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Mental Health Task Sharing Among Older Chinese Adults: A Qualitative Study.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Article
- Challenges in non-communicable disease mitigation among community health workers: A scoping review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- An integrated knowledge translation (iKT) approach to advancing community-based depression care in Vietnam: lessons from an ongoing research-policy collaboration.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The impact of task-sharing scalable mental health interventions on non-specialist providers: a scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- An intervention pilot to facilitate harm reduction service decentralization in Vietnam.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile depression is a leading contributor to burden of disease in Vietnam, there is a critical gap in depression care due to the shortage of mental health specialists and extremely limited mental health services in general health care settings. We have previously reported the effectiveness of a supported self-management (SSM) task-sharing intervention for depression, delivered by social collaborators (lay social workers). The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the effectiveness of delivery of SSM by social collaborators and delineate areas for further attention that are relevant for scale-up.
methodsA hundred and ten (110) key informant interviews were conducted with three stakeholder groups (patients, social collaborators, experts) from eight provinces in Vietnam. Participants were identified through records from a recently completed randomized trial that showed the effectiveness of SSM in community-based settings in Vietnam. Qualitative descriptive methods and thematic analysis were used to examine the interviews. A coding framework and corresponding themes were developed deductively, based on the findings from the randomized trial and the literature, and through inductive analysis, to describe the contextual factors that impacted the social collaborators' role in successfully implementing the SSM intervention.
resultsOur analysis identified the following benefits of working with social collaborators: (1) increased awareness of mental health in the family and community; (2) reduced stigma; (3) a better understanding that depression is treatable; (4) increased help-seeking; and (5) improved access to care. There were also significant challenges, including social collaborator characteristics (age, education, pre-existing training and skills) and contextual factors influencing their work (roles and responsibilities, training, compensation, support from government).
conclusionsEngaging social collaborators in the delivery of SSM in the community can help fill a critical gap in depression care in Vietnam. However, several contextual challenges that are an impediment to increased engagement and sustainable integration into health and social systems need to be resolved through policy change to regulate their practice, define their scope of work, and provide adequate remuneration.
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