Table 4. Summary of the Effect of Feedback from Screening on Rates of Treatment
Screening for Depression in Adults: Summary of the Evidence
Author, Year (Reference) | Participants with Diagnosis | Absolute Difference (95% CI) | P Value2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention Group | Control Group | |||
% (n/n) | percentage points | |||
Johnstone and Goldberg, 1976 (14)3 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Moore et al., 1978 (15)3 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Linn and Yager, 1980 (16)4 | 13 (3/24) | 8 (4/50) | 5 (-11 to 20) | |
Zung and King, 1983 (17)5 | NR | NR | NR | |
Magruder-Habib et al., 1990 (18)5 | 3 months: 37 (18/48) | 27 (14/52) | 11 (-8 to 29) | > 0.2 |
Callahan et al., 1994 (19)5 | 32 (32/100) | 8 (6/75) | 18 (7 to 29) | 0.002 |
Callahan et al., 1996 (21)5 | 26 (26/100) | 29 (27/94) | 17 (4 to 30) | 0.001 |
Dowrick, 1995 (20)3 | 46 (58/127) | 21 (13/63) | 7 (-9 to 23) | |
Lewis et al., 1996 (22)3 | NR | NR | NR | |
Reifler et al., 1996 (23) | NR | NR | NR | |
Williams et al., 1999 (11)3 | 45 (35/77) | 43 (16/38) | 2 (NR) | > 0.2 |
Katzelnick et al., 2000 (12) | 82 (179/218) | 32 (61/89) | 50 (41 to 58) | < 0.001 |
Wells et al., 2000 (24)3 | 59 (NR) | 50 (NR) | 9 (NR) | 0.006 |
Whooley et al., 2000 (25)3 | 36 (59/162) | 43 (72/169) | -6 (-17 to 4) | > 0.2 |
Rost et al., 2001 (13) | 69 (NR) | 28 (NR) | 41 (NR) |
1 All figures are rounded to nearest value. NR = not reported and cannot be calculated from available data.
2 P values were not always reported.
3 Denominator is patients who screened positive.
4 Denominator is all patients.
5 Denominator is patients who screened positive and were confirmed to have major depression on diagnostic interview.