TY - JOUR T1 - A care management intervention improved depression after stroke JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 117 LP - 117 DO - 10.1136/ebn.10.4.117 VL - 10 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2007/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/10/4/117.abstract N2 - Williams LS, Kroenke K, Bakas T, et al. Care management of poststroke depression: a randomized, controlled trial. Stroke 2007;38:998–1003.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Q In patients with depression after stroke, does a care management intervention improve depression outcomes more than usual care?Design:randomised controlled trial.Allocation:concealed.Blinding:blinded (outcome assessor).Follow-up period:12 weeks.Setting:4 hospitals in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.Patients:188 patients ⩾18 years of age (mean age 60 y, 54% women) who had major (74%) or minor (26%) depression after ischaemic stroke (patients were identified at the time of stroke and screened for depression 1–2 mo later), no severe language or cognitive impairment, and a life expectancy ⩾6 months. Exclusion criteria included active psychosis, suicidality, substance abuse, use of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and pregnancy.Intervention:the … ER -