Exploring the Experience of Communication for Patients With Depression

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01727674

Enrollment

Registered

2012-11-16

Start date

2012-11-30

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2012-11-16

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Conditions

Depression

Keywords

Depression, experiences of communication

Brief summary

According to the statistics released by the Department of Health,Executive Yuan in 2005,depression, cancer and AIDS will become the three main diseases of the 21st century.The prevalence of depression is 5.8% for males and 9.5% for women in the worldwide total population each year.Depression ranks second next to cardiovascular disease and impacts on social and economic burdens.From the perspectives of prevalence,suicide rate,loss of workforce,family burden,co-morbidities and health care expenses,the issues related to caring for patients with depression should not be overlooked.Communication is often neglected while exploring the issues of caring for depressed patients,which can consequently affect their family,work performance,social interaction,and even leads to a risk of suicide.Therefore,in order to enhance their psychological adjustment and health management,it is particularly important to achieve effective communications.

Detailed description

This study aims to investigate the experiences of communication for patients with depression.Purposive sampling will be used to recruit participants in this study.Eligible participants consist of those who attend the outpatient department of psychiatry regularly,have emotional stability and clear consciousness,More than 20 years old,can be communicated in Mandarin or Taiwanese,and are willing to take the interviews.In-depth interviews will be conducted to collect qualitative data,and data will be categorized and analyzed according to Tesch(1990).Sampling will be stopped until data saturation.The findings may be referenced by the relevant agencies and medical institutions to care the patients with depression,as well as provide a basis for nursing care and education.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Psychiatric physician-diagnosed patients with major depression,including major depressive disorder,identified patients with stable and stable condition treatment by a physician. * Able to communicate to the language of the country or Taiwan. * by explanations can share experiences,and has executed a written consent to.

Exclusion criteria

* Combined with other mental illness. * Depression in patients with unstable condition,including serious and has a tendency to suicide,violence and attacks.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Exploring the experience of communication for patients with depression	six months	* The study does not involve drugs or invasive test. * Does not have hurt the lives of the respondents. * Your information anonymous and efforts to provide 24-hour contact line and other mechanisms,the inconvenience or injury to reduce.

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactChao-Fen Tang, master

k09804026@ms3.ctust.edu.tw+886-3-5836903

Backup ContactJui-Ching Hong, master

c04058@chut.ntuh.gov.tw+886-3-5943248

Outcome results