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. 2012 Dec 6;9:E172. doi: 10.5888/pcd9.120110

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Of the 8 articles describing DCM home interventions, 2 were excluded from our analysis because the interventions were not effective. From the 6 efficacy articles eligible for review, 11 secondary articles were identified. Three of the secondary articles were excluded because they had no information about external validity, leaving 8 secondary articles eligible for review. The 6 efficacy articles and the 8 secondary articles brought the total to 14 articles eligible for review. — Flow diagram of process used to identify eligible efficacy and secondary articles of depression care management (DCM) home interventions for older adults. The initial 8 articles were identified in the systematic review of depression interventions conducted by Frederick and colleagues (1).