A Nurse Is Part of a Multidisciplinary Team Working with Groups

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team working with groups of depressed patients.Half the patients receive supportive interventions and antidepressant medication.The other half receives only medication.The team measures outcomes for each group.Which type of study is evident?

• A) Incidence
• B) Prevalence
• C) Co-morbidity
• D) Clinical epidemiology

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