Table 4.
Discrepancies and similarities from patients’ perspective, clinicians’ perspective and outcomes used in randomised controlled studies
| Outcome measure | Patient-relevant outcomes | Clinician-relevant outcomes | Most used outcomes in randomised controlled trials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom reduction/clinical improvement | ✓a | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social functioning | ✓ | – | – |
| Managing the depression | ✓ | – | – |
| Acceptance of the depression | ✓ | – | – |
| Absence of future recurrences/obtain skills for relapse prevention | ✓ | – | – |
| Achievement of personal goals | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Patient satisfaction with treatment | – | ✓ | – |
| Maintenance quality of life | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Statistical tests | – | – | ✓ |
| Time to recovery | – | – | ✓ |
| Cut-off score on depression rating scale (remission) | – | ✓b | ✓ |
| % change on depression rating scale (response/recovery) | – | ✓b | ✓ |
| Functional criteria (for example hospital discharge or admission, change in assigned treatment) | – | – | ✓ |
✓, present.
a.
‘Functioning as before’.
b.
Results depression rating scales + clinical judgement.