Evaluation of health care providers’ use of the ‘Exercise and Depression Toolkit’: a case study

BMC Psychiatry

Krista Glowacki¹  Guy Faulkner¹  Daniah Zumrawi¹  Erin Michalak² 

[1] Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, 210-6081 University Boulevard, V6T 1Z1, Vancouver, BC, Canada;Department of Psychiatry, Mood Disorders Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 420-5950 University Boulevard, V6T 1Z3, Vancouver, BC, Canada;

关键词: Exercise;    Depression;    Health care providers;    Acceptability;    Perceived effectiveness;    Evaluation;    Implementation;    Behaviour change;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-021-03248-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundExercise is now recommended as a primary treatment for mild-moderate depression in Canada. The ‘Exercise and Depression Toolkit’ was developed to help health care providers (HCP) integrate these treatment guidelines into practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate acceptability and perceived effectiveness of the toolkit in practice by HCPs working with individuals with depression.MethodsA case study design was utilized. The toolkit was given to 6 HCPs to use in practice for 4 weeks. Pre- and post-intervention phone interviews were conducted, and weekly logs were provided to track use and satisfaction of interactions with individuals with depression when using the toolkit. The study was conceptually guided by a hybrid theoretical approach using the Diffusion of Innovation Theory and the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability.ResultsAll HCPs used the toolkit at least once. Participants viewed their interactions when using the toolkit to be successful (considering individuals’ receptiveness, its usefulness and general satisfaction.) The average success score for all participants was 5.5/7. HCPs found the toolkit to be acceptable. All participants (n = 6) viewed the toolkit as having relative advantage in helping them to discuss exercise with individuals with depression, and as relatively simple and easy to use (not complex) and adaptable to their practice needs (having trialability). Participants liked the toolkit and had mostly positive things to say about it. Participants had mixed feelings about whether changes in the people they worked with (such as mood and activity levels) could be observed (observability) and whether the toolkit changed their belief in their ability to recommend or discuss exercise (self-efficacy). Recommended dissemination strategies were adopted in promoting the toolkit.ConclusionsFuture work should address observability and the ability for health care providers to see other providers using it, as well as effectiveness considering outcomes for people with depression such as mood and activity changes. The results of this initial evaluation seem promising for uptake and future adoption of the toolkit by health care providers working with adults with depression in Canada.

【 授权许可】

CC BY