The Re-order Study and the Associated Cross-Cultural Study
| Note: Re-order is a 3-year study by the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute to investigate the management of depression in general practice, conducted in partnership with a team of academics from Australia and the United Kingdom.24 |
| Re-order study. This study aims to reexamine how people experiencing depression are cared for in the community. The Re-order study draws together consumer views (computer-assisted telephone interviews with 576 people experiencing depression) and stake- holder views (a Delphi consultation with more than 300 practitioners, academics, and policy makers) exploring how family medicine should best meet the needs of people experiencing depression. The final practice phase of the study involves using both of these data sources in working with 6 family medicine practices to develop locally adapted best practice models of depression care. |
| Cross-cultural side study to Re-order. Designed to complement the main Re-order study and enhance the understanding of cultural perspectives in treating depression in primary care set- tings, it involved 73 in-depth qualitative interviews with patients from the Vietnamese, East Timorese, and Sudanese communities with family doctors and health care workers who were providing depression care to these communities. |