Trial reportGlobal health action2023
Depressive disorder at the household level: prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among household members.
Trial report in Global health action, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04777006 (Integrating a Stepped Care Model of Screening and Treatment for Depression Into Malawi's National HIV Care Delivery Platform), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Integrating a Stepped Care Model of Screening and Treatment for Depression Into Malawi's National HIV Care Delivery Platform
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, an estimated five percent of adults have major depressive disorder. However, little is known about the relationship between these individuals' depressive symptoms and their household members' mental health and well-being.
objectivesWe aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms among adult household members of patients living with major depressive disorder in Neno District, Malawi.
methodsAs part of a cluster randomized controlled trial providing depression care to adults with major depressive disorder, we conducted surveys with patients' household members (
resultsWe observed that roughly one in five household members (19%) screened positive for a depressive disorder (PHQ-9 > 9). More than half of household members endorsed six or more of the nine symptoms, with 68% reporting feeling 'down, depressed, or hopeless' in the prior two weeks. Elevated depression symptom severity was associated with greater disability (β = 0.17,
conclusionsIn the Malawian context, we find that depressive disorder and depression symptoms are shared attributes among household members. This has implications for both screening and treatment, and it suggests that mental health should be approached from the vantage point of the broader social ecology of the household and family unit.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04777006) - March 2, 2021.
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