Stepped care for depression is easy to recommend, but harder to implement: results of an explorative study within primary care in the Netherlands

Table 2 Characteristics of the GPs and their practices

Characteristics per GP	GP 1	GP 2	GP 3	GP 4	GP 5	GP 6
Organisational preconditions for optimal depression care available*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Region of the Netherlands	North	Middle	South	North	Middle	South
Sex	Woman	Man	Man	Woman	Woman	Man
Age	47	39	56	60	43	58
Specific interest in depression	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes/No	No
Training on depression (last 3 years)	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Participation in quality improvement project on depression	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mental health care providers on-site	MHN	No	No	MHN, PCP, PP	MHN, PCP, PP	MHN (2x)
Document on collaboration within primary care	No	No	No	Yes (limited)	No	Yes (limited)
Document on collaboration with secondary care	No	No	No	No	No	No
Other disciplines in group interview	MHN, PCP, psychiatrist	SPN, PCP (2x), GSW, AOP	Psychiatrist, pharmacist, GSW, physio-therapist	MHN, PCP (2x), PP	MHN, PCP	MHN (2x), PCP, GSW

Abbreviations: AOP Advisor for Older People, GSW General Social Worker, GP General Practitioner, MHN Mental Health Nurse, PCP Primary Care Psychologist, PP Psychosomatic Physiotherapist, SPN Social Psychiatric Nurse.
*These preconditions were 1. having an MHN or a psychiatric nurse assisting the GP, and 2. having a multidisciplinary team working on-site, with whom the GP can collaborate in the mental health care for patients.

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