Trial reportThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2010
Problem solving therapy for subthreshold depression in home healthcare patients with cardiovascular disease.
Trial report in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Collaborative care for depression and anxiety problems.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for late-life major depression: evidence-based treatments, predictors of treatment outcomes, and moderators of treatment effects.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2011Pooled it
- Depression Agency-Based Collaborative: Effect of Problem-Solving Therapy on Risk of Common Mental Disorders in Older Adults With Home Care Needs.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2019Trial
- A problem-solving intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in veterans: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- The Effect of Guided Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Patients With Depressive Symptoms and Heart Failure: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Trial
- Design and Recruitment for a Randomized Controlled Trial of Problem-Solving Therapy to Prevent Depression among Older Adults with Need for Supportive Services.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2016Trial
- Increasing Older Adults' Social Connectedness: Development and Implementation of a Web-Assisted Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Subthreshold Depression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Non-Pharmacological Interventions.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- Functional activation of insula and dorsal anterior cingulate for conflict control against larger monetary loss in young adults with subthreshold depression: a preliminary study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Preoperative Depressive Symptoms Associated with Poor Functional Recovery after Surgery.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Article
- Problem-Solving Therapy in the Elderly.Current treatment options in psychiatry · 2014Article
- The critical role of social workers in home-based primary care.Social work in health care · 2014Article
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Older Adults: Rationale and Considerations.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2013Article
- Impairments in life quality among clients in geriatric home care: associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2012Article
- Mental healthcare need and service utilization in older adults living in public housing.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2012Article
- Mental health services research: moving from academia to the community.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2010Article
- Research on late-life depression and dementia care: across disciplines, across settings.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2010Article
- Quality of life outcomes for depressed and nondepressed older adults in community long-term care.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundRandomized trial evaluated problem-solving therapy in home care (PSTHC) for homebound older adults with cardiovascular disease receiving acute home care services. This study hypothesized that compared with usual care plus education intervention, home-based PST-HC would significantly reduce depression and anxiety scores, lead to improved quality of life, and greater satisfaction with treatment among elderly with cardiovascular disease.
methodsThirty-eight participants were recruited from a university-affiliated home healthcare agency for the trial. Six 1-hour PST-HC sessions included depression education, problem-solving skills, pleasurable activity scheduling, homework, and weekly telephone calls over a 6-week period. The control comparison group received usual care plus two sessions of education and a depression brochure. Outcome measures included the Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the short form (SF)-36 health status measure. After the intervention, both groups completed the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire.
resultsCompared with the control group, the PST-HC group showed a significant decrease in depression but not anxiety scores. The PST-HC group generally reported more favorable satisfaction with treatment than the control group. The PST-HC group improved significantly, when compared with the control group in only two of eight SF-36 subscales: mental health and emotional role function.
conclusionsThe brief PST-HC intervention demonstrated that depression improved among home care elderly. However, there was no change in six of eight health status measures or anxiety level. Authors discuss integrating interdisciplinary depression care in the home care setting.
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