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[Treatment Preferences of Depressed Primary Care Patients]
Lara Backhaus1, Alexander Pabst1, Margit Löbner1
1Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig.
Objective:
Assessment of patients' preferences regarding depression treatment using a ranking approach.
Methods:
641 primary care patients (mean age 43.9 years) ranked their primary preference for depression treatment out of 9 options. Logistic Regression analyses were used to determine factors associated with the most prioritized treatment options.
Results:
The most frequently prioritized treatment options were psychotherapy (30 %), combination treatment of psychotherapy and drug treatment (18.4 %) and sole drug treatment (15.4 %). 12.3 % of women prioritized alternative therapy options.
Conclusion:
Patients with depression report individually different treatment preferences. These findings underline the importance of elucidating patients' preferences within a shared decision making process as recommended by treatment guidelines. There is a need of evidence-based information on the role of alternative therapies in the context of depression treatment.
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