Improving Mental Health Through Integration With Primary Care in Rural Karnataka

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- DIABETES,HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,HIGH CHOLESTEROL,PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Salazar LJ, Hegde D, Srinivasan K, Heylen E, Ekstrand ML.

2024-07-23

Collaborative care compared to enhanced standard treatment of depression with co-morbid medical conditions among patients from rural South India: a cluster randomized controlled trial (HOPE Study).

Srinivasan K, Heylen E, Johnson Pradeep R, Mony PK, Ekstrand ML.

2022-06-1312 citations

10.1186/s12888-022-04000-3

Correlates of social support in individuals with a diagnosis of common mental disorders and non communicable medical diseases in rural South India.

Thomas S, Srinivasan K, Heylen E, Ekstrand ML.

2021-01-016 citations

10.1007/s00127-020-01997-4

Improving mental health through integration with primary care in rural Karnataka: study protocol of a cluster randomized control trial.

Srinivasan K, Mazur A, Mony PK, Whooley M, Ekstrand ML.

2018-09-1119 citations

10.1186/s12875-018-0845-z

Interventions

Intervention1: This cluster Randomized Controlled Trial was designed to implement and evaluate the effects of a multi-level intervention designed to integrate mental health treatment into rural primar

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 30 years or older; • Diagnosed with co-morbid CMD (Depression or Anxiety Disorder) and either • Able and willing to consent and participate in the intervention and all assessments; • Able to speak Kannada; and • Mentally competent to provide consent and answer to study measures and participate in intervention (MMSE score greater than 26).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Under 30 years of age; • Patients who are not diagnosed with co-morbid CMD (Depression or Anxiety Disorder) and either hypertension, diabetes, or diagnosed ischemic heart disease; • Not mentally competent to provide consent and answer to study measures and participate in intervention (MMSE score > 26). • Unable to speak Kannada; and • Participants who do not provide contact information.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of dually diagnosed participants anxiety or depression Blood glucose control blood pressure and cholesterol for patients presenting with diabetes hypertension hypercholesterolemiaTimepoint: 1 year	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
medication adherence adherence to medical regimen using a Visual Analog scale. Specific regimen depends on initial diagnosis [Time Frame: 1 yearTimepoint: 1 YEAR	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKrishnamachari Srinivasan

St. Johns Research Institute

srinivas@stjohns.in9845038195

Outcome results

None listed