TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing Adolescent Depression in Tanzania
T2 - Positive Primary Care Workforce Outcomes Using a Training Cascade Model
AU - Kutcher, Stan
AU - Wei, Yifeng
AU - Gilberds, Heather
AU - Brown, Adena
AU - Ubuguyu, Omary
AU - Njau, Tasiana
AU - Sabuni, Norman
AU - Magimba, Ayoub
AU - Perkins, Kevin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Stan Kutcher et al.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Background. This is a report on the outcomes of a training program for community clinic healthcare providers in identification, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescent Depression in Tanzania using a training cascade model. Methods. Lead trainers adapted a Canadian certified adolescent Depression program for use in Tanzania to train clinic healthcare providers in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of Depression in young people. As part of this training program, the knowledge, attitudes, and a number of other outcomes pertaining to healthcare providers and healthcare practice were assessed. Results. The program significantly, substantially, and sustainably improved provider knowledge and confidence. Further, healthcare providers' personal help-seeking efficacy also significantly increased as well as the clinicians' reported number of adolescent patients identified, diagnosed, and treated for Depression. Conclusion. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting positive outcomes of a training program addressing adolescent Depression in Tanzanian community clinics. These results suggest that the application of this training cascade approach may be a feasible model for developing the capacity of healthcare providers to address youth Depression in a low-income, low-resource setting.
AB - Background. This is a report on the outcomes of a training program for community clinic healthcare providers in identification, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescent Depression in Tanzania using a training cascade model. Methods. Lead trainers adapted a Canadian certified adolescent Depression program for use in Tanzania to train clinic healthcare providers in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of Depression in young people. As part of this training program, the knowledge, attitudes, and a number of other outcomes pertaining to healthcare providers and healthcare practice were assessed. Results. The program significantly, substantially, and sustainably improved provider knowledge and confidence. Further, healthcare providers' personal help-seeking efficacy also significantly increased as well as the clinicians' reported number of adolescent patients identified, diagnosed, and treated for Depression. Conclusion. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting positive outcomes of a training program addressing adolescent Depression in Tanzanian community clinics. These results suggest that the application of this training cascade approach may be a feasible model for developing the capacity of healthcare providers to address youth Depression in a low-income, low-resource setting.
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U2 - 10.1155/2017/9109086
DO - 10.1155/2017/9109086
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042214677
SN - 2090-1321
VL - 2017
JO - Depression Research and Treatment
JF - Depression Research and Treatment
M1 - 9109086
ER -