Implementing universal depression screening for underserved adult patients in a primary care setting
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Rising Star Poster
Abstract
Depression is not routinely screened for in the primary care setting despite high prevalence and association with increased morbidity and mortality resulting in great economic burden to the nation. Universal depression screening will lead to early diagnosis and intervention, thus resulting in better patients’ outcome
Sigma Membership
Alpha Delta
Lead Author Affiliation
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Depression Screening, Primary Care, Universal Screening
Recommended Citation
Emiola, Rauf B.; Biggs, Maureen; and Heard, Connie, "Implementing universal depression screening for underserved adult patients in a primary care setting" (2021). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 93.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2021/posters_2021/93
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2021
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2021
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Implementing universal depression screening for underserved adult patients in a primary care setting
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Depression is not routinely screened for in the primary care setting despite high prevalence and association with increased morbidity and mortality resulting in great economic burden to the nation. Universal depression screening will lead to early diagnosis and intervention, thus resulting in better patients’ outcome