Journal of general internal medicine
-
Randomized Controlled Trial
Recruiting ethnically diverse general internal medicine patients for a telephone survey on physician-patient communication.
Limited evidence exists on the effectiveness of recruitment methods among diverse populations. ⋯ Household contact and individual response rates differed by ethnic-language group, highlighting the importance of tracking losses by stage and subpopulation. Careful attention to recruitment yielded acceptable response rates among all groups.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial
Depression and suicidal behaviors in Medicare primary care patients under age 65.
To examine suicidal behavior and depression prevalence among a group of Medicare patients under age 65 with functional impairment and recent significant health care services use. ⋯ These levels of suicidal ideation and behaviors and of depression are far higher than those found in studies of nonelderly American adults, and may indicate the need for routine screening in this population.