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Selection Of Depression Measures For Use Among Vietnamese Populations In Primary Care Settings: A Scoping Review, Jill Murphy, Elliot M. Goldner, Charles H. Goldsmith, Pham Thi Oanh, William Zhu, Kitty Corbett, Vu Cong Nguyen Aug 2015

Selection Of Depression Measures For Use Among Vietnamese Populations In Primary Care Settings: A Scoping Review, Jill Murphy, Elliot M. Goldner, Charles H. Goldsmith, Pham Thi Oanh, William Zhu, Kitty Corbett, Vu Cong Nguyen

Dartmouth Scholarship

Depression is an important and growing contributor to the burden of disease around the world and evidence suggests the experience of depression varies cross-culturally. Efforts to improve the integration of services for depression in primary care are increasing globally, meaning that culturally valid measures that are acceptable for use in primary care settings are needed. We conducted a scoping review of 27 studies that validated or used 10 measures of depression in Vietnamese populations. We reviewed the validity of the instruments as reported in the studies and qualitatively assessed cultural validity and acceptability for use in primary care. We found …


Learning From Delivery System Behavior, Dynamics & Interactions To Advance A Culture Of Health, Glen P. Mays Jun 2015

Learning From Delivery System Behavior, Dynamics & Interactions To Advance A Culture Of Health, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

A new "Systems for Action" national research program flows directly from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health action framework. This program will build evidence on how best to align the delivery and financing systems for medical care, public health, and community services & supports so as to promote wellbeing and resiliency, realize efficiencies in resource use, and reduce inequities in health.