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Predictors of Depression Screening Rates of Nurses Receiving a Personal Digital Assistant-based Reminder to Screen

Authors: Rebecca Schnall, Leanne M. Currie, Haomiao Jia, Rita Marie John, Nam-Ju Lee, Olivia Velez, Suzanne Bakken

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if race/ethnicity, payer type, or nursing specialty affected depression screening rates in primary care settings in which nurses received a reminder to screen. The sample comprised 4,160 encounters in which nurses enrolled in advanced practice training were prompted to screen for depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2/PHQ-9 integrated into a personal digital assistant-based clinical decision support system for depression screening and management. Nurses chose to screen in response to 52.5% of reminders. Adjusted odds ratios showed that payer type and nurse specialty, but not race/ethnicity, significantly predicted proportion of patients screened.

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Title: Predictors of Depression Screening Rates of Nurses Receiving a Personal Digital Assistant-based Reminder to Screen
Authors: Rebecca Schnall
Leanne M. Currie
Haomiao Jia
Rita Marie John
Nam-Ju Lee
Olivia Velez
Suzanne Bakken
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-010-9464-2

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