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. 2019 Dec 6;2019(12):CD011207. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011207.pub2

Ekers 2017.

Trial name or title Community pHarmaciEs Mood Intervention STudy (CHEMIST)
Methods Design: pilot RT
Groups: intervention group (enhanced support for depression); control group (usual care)
Participants Pharmacies: 7
Pharmacy users: 130
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Pharmacy users: patients with sub‐threshold depression
Setting: unclear
Country: UK
Interventions Pharmacy worker‐directed intervention: none specific but pharmacists must have experience of extended role or training to Royal Society of Public Health standard (Understanding Health Improvement Level 2).
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Pharmacy user‐directed intervention: behavioural activation focused self‐help support; proactive follow‐up; symptom monitoring; and decision supported signposting
  • Delivered by: pharmacists

  • Type: condition management

  • Mode of delivery: face‐to‐face

  • Duration: 4 to 6 sessions over 4 months


Pharmacy user control: usual care
Outcomes Pharmacy worker: not targeted
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Pharmacy user:
  • Clinical: not assessed

  • Psychological health: depression, anxiety

  • Behavioural: participants use of intervention

  • Quality of life: SF‐12, EQ‐5D

  • Process: qualitative interviews

  • Costs: AD‐SUS (Adult Service Use Schedule)

Starting date 13 June 2016
Contact information liz.littlewood@york.ac.uk; david.ekers@york.ac.uk
Notes Funding NIHR