Crockett 2006.
Methods | Design: cluster‐RT Groups: intervention (depression management); control (usual care) |
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Participants | Pharmacies: 32 Pharmacy worker: not reported ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pharmacy user: 106 patients with depression
Setting: rural Country: Australia |
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Interventions |
Pharmacy worker‐directed intervention: intervention pharmacists were given video‐conference training on the nature and management of depression and were asked to dispense medication with extra advice and support.
Pharmacy worker control: usual care ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pharmacy user‐directed intervention: education on depression management; patient’s psychological well‐being monitoring, attitudes towards taking antidepressants, adherence and patient satisfaction with service.
Follow‐up: 3 months Pharmacy user control: usual care |
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Outcomes |
Pharmacy worker: not assessed ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pharmacy user:
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Notes | Study/intervention name: none given Funding source: grant from the Rural and Remote Pharmacy Infrastructe Grants scheme |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Randomised, but no specific method mentioned. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |
Baseline outcome measures similar | Unclear risk | Baseline differences unclear |
Baseline characteristics similar | Low risk | No differences in the characteristics reported, but reported adjustment in analyses for baseline differences |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Nothing noted |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |
Protection against contamination | High risk | Randomisation at pharmacist level but four of control pharmacies were delivering similar intervention |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Nothing noted. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Assessments may have impacted outcome |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not mentioned |