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. 2009 Apr 15;2009(2):CD003030. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003030.pub2

Gask 2004.

Methods Cluster RCT 
 Follow up:
providers: DONE 
 patients: NOT DONE 
 Blinded assessment: DONE 
 Baseline: NOT DONE 
 Reliable outcomes: DONE 
 Protection against contamination: DONE
Overall quality: MODERATE
Participants 38 general practitioners with 189 patients 
 Country: UK 
 Proportion of eligible providers who participated: 7% 
 Setting of care: general practice
Academic/Teaching setting: NON‐TEACHING 
 Type of targeted behaviour: GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF A PROBLEM (assessment and management of depression) 
 Complexity of targeted behaviour: MEDIUM
Interventions 1. CME: 2 hr x 5 approved training course sessions, including role play 
 2. No intervention control
Outcomes Professional practice: 7 indicators for patient satisfaction with doctor 
 Patient: Hamilton depression score 
 Seriousness of outcome: MODERATE
Notes No post‐test data
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate