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. 2018 Sep 4;2018(9):CD013102. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013102

Marques 2013.

Methods Randomised trial
Participants 58 participants with depression (intervention 31: control 27)
Outpatient clinic of Alzira Velano Hospital
University of Alfenas, Brazil
Year of study: April 2010 to January 2012.
Interventions Patient Education using Dáder method
Intervention group patients were visited approximately every 30 days; the intervals between visits could be shorter according to the patient’s needs. These patients were given verbal and written information about the treatment, and educational lectures about disease and treatment; interventions with the psychiatrist were performed as needed.
Frequency: monthly
Duration: 3 months
Outcomes Beck depression Inventory (BDI)
Becks Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Notes Funding source: Not specified
Conflict of interest: None stated
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk According to the Dáder Method, the patients in the intervention group were visited approximately every 30 days; the intervals between visits could be shorter according to the patient’s needs. These patients were given verbal and written information about the treatment and educational lectures about disease and treatment; interventions with the psychiatrist were performed as needed.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All Outcomes/Outcome 1 High risk Unblinded pharmacists conducted the intervention and control arm interaction: bias possible
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All Outcomes/Outcome 1 High risk Participants unblinded completed self‐report measures. Bias is likely.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Between group attrition < 10%.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All reported
Other bias High risk Only 3 months, seasonality, also numbers differ between table and flow chart