Community health worker-delivered counselling for common mental disorders among chronic disease patients in South Africa: a feasibility study.
Bronwyn MyersPetal Petersen-WilliamsClaire van der WesthuizenCrick LundCarl LombardJohn A JoskaNaomi S LevittChristopher ButlerTracey NalediPeter MilliganDan J SteinKatherine SorsdahlPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Dedicated and designated approaches to CHW-delivered mental health counselling were matched in terms of their feasibility and acceptability. A comparative efficacy trial of these approaches is justified, with some adjustments to the training and implementation protocols to provide further support to CHWs.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- patient reported outcomes
- phase ii
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- virtual reality