A psychological intervention by community pharmacies to prevent depression in adults with subthreshold depression and long-term conditions: the CHEMIST pilot RCT

Littlewood, Elizabeth; Chew-Graham, Carolyn A; Coleman, Elizabeth; Gascoyne, Samantha; Sloan, Claire; Ali, Shehzad; Badenhorst, Jay; Bailey, Della; Crosland, Suzanne; Kitchen, Charlotte EW; McMillan, Dean; Pearson, Caroline; Todd, Adam; Whittlesea, Cate; Bambra, Clare; Hewitt, Catherine; Jones, Claire; Keding, Ada; Newbronner, Elizabeth; Paterson, Alastair; Rhodes, Shelley; Ryde, Eloise; Toner, Paul; Watson, Michelle; Gilbody, Simon; Ekers, David

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This study found that community pharmacy staff can be successfully trained to deliver the intervention, but recruitment was a challenge and pharmacy staff encountered barriers to effective implementation of the study.

Elizabeth Littlewood , Carolyn A Chew-Graham , Elizabeth Coleman , Samantha Gascoyne , Claire Sloan , Shehzad Ali , Jay Badenhorst , Della Bailey , Suzanne Crosland , Charlotte EW Kitchen , Dean McMillan , Caroline Pearson , Adam Todd , Cate Whittlesea , Clare Bambra , Catherine Hewitt , Claire Jones , Ada Keding , Elizabeth Newbronner , Alastair Paterson , Shelley Rhodes , Eloise Ryde , Paul Toner , Michelle Watson , Simon Gilbody & David Ekers .

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Elizabeth Littlewood ^1,^*, Carolyn A Chew-Graham ², Elizabeth Coleman ¹, Samantha Gascoyne ¹, Claire Sloan ¹, Shehzad Ali ^1,³, Jay Badenhorst ⁴, Della Bailey ¹, Suzanne Crosland ¹, Charlotte EW Kitchen ¹, Dean McMillan ^1,⁵, Caroline Pearson ¹, Adam Todd ^6,⁷, Cate Whittlesea ⁸, Clare Bambra ⁶, Catherine Hewitt ¹, Claire Jones ⁹, Ada Keding ¹, Elizabeth Newbronner ¹, Alastair Paterson ¹⁰, Shelley Rhodes ¹¹, Eloise Ryde ^1,¹², Paul Toner ^1,¹³, Michelle Watson ¹, Simon Gilbody ^1,⁵, David Ekers ^1,¹²

¹ Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
² School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Keele University, Keele, UK
³ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
⁴ Whitworth Chemists Ltd, Foxhills Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe, UK
⁵ Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK
⁶ Institute of Population Health Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁷ School of Pharmacy, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁸ University College London School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
⁹ Public Health Team, Adult & Health Services, Durham County Council, Durham, UK
¹⁰ Pharmacy Department, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
¹¹ University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
¹² Research and Development, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
¹³ Centre for Improving Health-Related Quality of Life, School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: liz.littlewood@york.ac.uk

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