A clinical framework for treatment of depressed women in a primary care setting: Implementing physical activity as a treatment option

4^th International Conference on Nursing & Healthcare

October 05-07, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Natasha Simmons

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Background: The integration and collaboration of behavioral health care and primary care to treat depression is essential to improve quality of care and health outcomes. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine screening for depression in adults in a primary care setting only if a behavioral health clinician is available to ensure accurate diagnosis, treatment and follow up. Currently there is not a documented clinical framework implemented in an integrated health care setting which includes behavioral health and primary care services to address this problem. The evidence-based program Physical Activity in Depressed Women (PAID-W) was developed to serve as a model for incorporating benefits of physical activity in depressed women in an integrated health care setting which includes behavioral health and primary care services to improve outcomes in depressed women. Objectives: To describe the components of the PAID-W Program including; design, budget, staffing, space requirements, physical activity, program process, group sessions, outcome measures and evaluation process, to discuss how to successfully plan and implement the evidence- based PAID-W Program into integrative health care setting which includes behavioral health and primary care services and also to discuss the potential outcomes of the PAID-W Program in the treatment of depression in women. Conclusion: A physical activity based intervention program that integrates behavioral health care in the primary care setting has the potential to significantly impact the treatment of depression in women.

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