Megan Dwight?Johnson|Kathleen Ell|Pey Jiuan Lee
Can Collaborative Care Address the Needs of Low-Income Latinas With Comorbid Depression and Cancer? Results From a Randomized Pilot Study
University of Southern California|University of Washington|University of Southern California|University of Washington|University of Southern California|University of Washington
pilot study 55 lowincome latina patients breast cervical cancer comorbid depression randomly assigned receive collaborative care part multifaceted oncology depression program usual care relative patients usual care condition patients receiving collaborative care likely show 50 improvement depressive symptoms measured personal health questionnaire 451 95 ci1071893 patients collaborative care program also likely show improvement emotional wellbeing increase 215 measured functional assessment cancer therapy scale receiving usual care decrease 050 group difference265 95 ci 018512 despite health system provider patient barriers care initial results suggest patients public sector oncology clinics benefit onsite depression treatment