Table 2 Variables and Measures

Participant Characteristics

Age, Gender, Medical Diagnoses, History of Depression, Culture, Informal supports, Education, Living arrangement, Income, Marital status, Use of prescription medications, Recent stressful life event, Alcohol Use, Sleep Pattern

Sociodemographic Questionnaire

T₁

Outcome Evaluation

Depressive Symptoms

Centre for Epidemiological Studies in Depression Scale (CES-D) [87]

T₁, T₂ and T₃

Anxiety

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) Scale [107]

T₁, T₂ and T₃

Health-Related Quality of Life

SF-12v2 Health Survey [109]

T₁, T₂ and T₃

Cognitive Impairment

Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) [81]

T₁, T₂ and T₃

Depression Treatment:

Antidepressant Medication Use

Use of Specialized Mental Health Services

Health and Social Services Utilization Inventory (HSSUI) [Unpublished Paper, Browne, Gafni & Roberts, 2006]

T₁, T₂ and T₃

Economic Evaluation

Health Services Utilization, from a Societal Perspective

HSSUI [Unpublished Paper, Browne, Gafni & Roberts, 2006] CCAC Records

T₁, T₂ and T₃

Process Evaluation:

a)Feasibility of the Intervention

Recruitment Rate and Representativeness of Sample

CCAC Records

T₁

Number and Duration of Home Visits and Case Conferences

Monthly Visit and Case Conference Record

T₂

Fidelity to Treatment

Fidelity Scale

T₂

b)Acceptability of the Intervention

Engagement Rate

Monthly Visit and Case Conference Record

T₂

Level of Adherence to Health Care Provider Recommendations

Client Care Plan

T₂

Perceptions of Intervention by Study Participants

Semi-Structured Interview

T₃

Perceptions of Intervention by Intervention Providers

Focus Group Interviews

6 and 18 months after initiation of the intervention