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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Aug;21(3):780–795. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0345
Potential Client Measures
Client Characteristics Process of Depression Care Outcomes of Care
Sociodemographics (0) Assessment a *Depression diagnosis (0)
Insurance status (0,6,12,24) *Current symptoms *Depressive symptoms (0,6,12,24)
Family members (0,6, 12,24) Previous episodes Household or work productivity (0,6,12,24)
Physical comorbidities *Suicidal ideation *Physical and Emotional functioning
Psychiatric comorbidities *Substance use (0,6,12,24)
Lifetime schizophrenia, hospitalization for psychosis(0) *Probable depression (0,6,12,24)
One year Treatment Treatment compliance (0,6,12,24)
PTSD screener (0) *Use of psychotropic medications (0,6,12,24) Satisfaction with treatment (6,12,24)
Panic screener (0, 6, 12,24) Treatment at index visit (0) *Unmet Need (6,12,24)
 Alcohol screener (0, 6, 12,24) *Primary care counseling (0,6,12,24)
 Use of illicit substances (0) *Specialty care referral and
Stressful life events (0,6, 12,24) counseling (0,6,12,24)
Social supports (0) Prior treatment (0)
Active/passive coping (0,6, 12,24)
Ethnicity/acculturation (0)
Depression knowledge (0,6)
Stigma concerns (0)
Treatment Preferences (0,6)
Readiness for treatment (0)
Organizational Measures (baseline,1st, 2nd, 3rd follow-up administrator/clinician surveys as indicated below)
Organizational Background Services Resources Inter-Agency Linkages & Partnerships
Structure & Capacity
*Organization typea *Services offeredc *Fundingc *Inter-agency linkages d
*Ownership/legal statusa *Client size and compositionc Staffing levelsc Experiences & interest in partneringd
Organizational structurea *Staff qualifications for depression cared Physical space Information technologyc Perceived barriers to partneringd
Organizational *Experience with depression QI interventionsc
Culture & Climate
*Mission and prioritiesb
Receptivity to innovationb
Support for QIb & *PIC/WE Care interventionsd
Implementation Measures
Group dynamics of partnership Exposure to training materials and roles
*Perceived level of participation *Implementation activities
Communication & decision-making process *Model adaptation
*Perceived level of trust *Clinical use of PIC/WE Care
Intermediate partnership effectiveness *Perceptions of PIC/WE Care interventions
Perceived accomplishments Expansion of implementation/intent to spread
*Perceived empowerment & ownership
*Network development
Provider Measures and Timeframe (baseline-0, 12,24,36-month follow-up)
Occupation background (0) *Depression treatment practices (0, 12, 24, 36) Depression treatment proclivity (0,12,24,36)
Demographics: Age, gender, ethnicity (0) *Depression treatment knowledge (0, 12,24,36) Readiness to change (0, 12, 24, 36)
Workload (0) Quality improvement experience (0, 12,24,36) Perceived barriers to treatment (0, 12, 24, 36)
Skill level with depression services (0, 12,24,36) Satisfaction with work environment (0, 12, 24 36)
*

Indicates priority measures.

0=baseline or screening, 6 or 12 = followup month.

a

available from CPI study or agency recruitment phase and highly stable;

b

assessed at baseline only and highly stable;

c

assessed at baseline, moderately stable and updated at baseline and 3rd follow-up.

d

assessed at all waves and related to implementation measures