TY - JOUR
AU - S. A. Lawton
AU - C. Mallen
AU - C. Chew-Graham
AU - T. Kingstone
AU - S. Muller
AU - S. Lewis
AU - R. Bajpai
AU - T. Helliwell
A1 - 
AB - OBJECTIVES: To examine the number of patients screening positive for depression, while self-completing an automated check-in screen prior to a general practice consultation. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING: 10 general practices in the West Midlands, England. Recruitment commenced in March 2023 and concluded in June 2023. PARTICIPANTS: All patients aged 18 years and over, self-completing an automated check-in screen for any general practice prebooked appointment, were invited to participate during a 3-week recruitment period. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of patients screening positive for depression using the Whooley case finding research questions was the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures included: demographic and (general practice level) deprivation differences in completion responses. RESULTS: 73.5% (n=3666) of patients self-completing an automated check-in screen participated in the CAse-fInding foR depressiOn in primary care (CAIRO) study, (61.1% (n=2239) female, mean age 55.0 years (18-96 years, SD=18.5)).28.3% (n=1039) of participants provided a positive response to at least one of the two Whooley research questions (31.2% female and 23.8% male). Significantly more positive responses were obtained from females, those aged between 35 years and 49 years and those from more deprived practices. CONCLUSIONS: Over a quarter of CAIRO participants provided a positive response to at least one of the two Whooley questions, suggesting possible unmet need in the population studied. A follow-up study could investigate whether responses provided at the point of check-in are raised and addressed in the subsequent consultation.
AD - Keele CTU, Keele University, Keele, UK s.a.lawton@keele.ac.uk.; School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK.; Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford, UK.; Keele CTU, Keele University, Keele, UK.
AN - 40537235
BT - BMJ Open
C5 - HIT & Telehealth
CP - 6
DA - Jun 19
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095040
DP - NLM
ET - 20250619
IS - 6
JF - BMJ Open
LA - eng
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To examine the number of patients screening positive for depression, while self-completing an automated check-in screen prior to a general practice consultation. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING: 10 general practices in the West Midlands, England. Recruitment commenced in March 2023 and concluded in June 2023. PARTICIPANTS: All patients aged 18 years and over, self-completing an automated check-in screen for any general practice prebooked appointment, were invited to participate during a 3-week recruitment period. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of patients screening positive for depression using the Whooley case finding research questions was the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures included: demographic and (general practice level) deprivation differences in completion responses. RESULTS: 73.5% (n=3666) of patients self-completing an automated check-in screen participated in the CAse-fInding foR depressiOn in primary care (CAIRO) study, (61.1% (n=2239) female, mean age 55.0 years (18-96 years, SD=18.5)).28.3% (n=1039) of participants provided a positive response to at least one of the two Whooley research questions (31.2% female and 23.8% male). Significantly more positive responses were obtained from females, those aged between 35 years and 49 years and those from more deprived practices. CONCLUSIONS: Over a quarter of CAIRO participants provided a positive response to at least one of the two Whooley questions, suggesting possible unmet need in the population studied. A follow-up study could investigate whether responses provided at the point of check-in are raised and addressed in the subsequent consultation.
PY - 2025
SN - 2044-6055
SP - e095040
ST - Case-finding for depression in primary care (CAIRO): a multicentre, cross-sectional study in England
T1 - Case-finding for depression in primary care (CAIRO): a multicentre, cross-sectional study in England
T2 - BMJ Open
TI - Case-finding for depression in primary care (CAIRO): a multicentre, cross-sectional study in England
U1 - HIT & Telehealth
U3 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095040
VL - 15
VO - 2044-6055
Y1 - 2025
ER -