title: Improving treatment of depression among Latinos with diabetes using project Dulce and IMPACT.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the feasibility and cost of integrating diabetes and depression care management in three community clinics serving a low-income and predominantly Spanish-speaking Latino population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We screened diabetes patients for depression, and for those with depressive symptoms, we provided depression care management. We assessed changes in depressive symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), diabetes self-care activities (nutrition, exercise, and medication adherence), and costs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three percent of patients with diabetes had symptoms of major depression. Among 99 patients completing the study, PHQ-9 scores declined by an average of 7.5 points from 14.8 to 7.3 (P < 0.001). Clients averaged 6.7 visits with the care manager during the study period. Costs of depression care management were estimated to be $512 per participant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adding a depression care manager to an existing diabetes management team was effective at reducing depressive symptoms at a reasonable cost.
authors: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. tgilmer@ucsd.edu
authors: Todd P
authors: TP
authors: Gilmer
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Walker
authors: Elizabeth D
authors: ED
authors: Johnson
authors: Athena
authors: A
authors: Philis-Tsimikas
authors: Jürgen
authors: J
authors: Unützer
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires