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Care Management For Depression And Osteoarthritis Pain In Older Primary Care Patients: A Pilot Study, Ju ̈Rgen Unu ̈Tzer, Melinda Hantke, Diane Powers, Lori Higa, Elizabeth Lin, Steven D. Vannoy, Stephen Thielke, Ming-Yu Fan

Steven D Vannoy

Objective To establish the feasibility of and to generate preliminary evidence for the efficacy of a care management program addressing both physical and emotional pain associated with late-life depression and osteoarthritis. Methods Treatment development pilot study in three university affiliated primary care clinics. Participants were patients 60 years or older with depression and osteoarthritis pain. The intervention entailed a nurse administered care management program supporting depression and arthritis treatment by primary care physicians. Outcomes include depression, pain severity and functional impairment from pain assessed at baseline and 6 months. Results Fourteen patients participated in the pilot program. Between baseline and …