ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2012
Association between participant-identified problems and depression severity in problem-solving therapy for low-income homebound older adults.
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- Reasons for refusing referrals and challenges to effectual engagement in tele-treatment for depression among low-income homebound older adults.Aging & mental health · 2022Trial
- Depression in homebound older adults: problem-solving therapy and personal and social resourcefulness.Behavior therapy · 2013Trial
- Passive coping response to depressive symptoms among low-income homebound older adults: does it affect depression severity and treatment outcome?Behaviour research and therapy · 2012Trial
- Trajectories of Homebound Status in Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 and Older.The Gerontologist · 2020Article
- Web-based depression screening and psychiatric consultation for college students: a feasibility and acceptability study.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2014Article
- Relationship between depressive symptom severity and emergency department use among low-income, depressed homebound older adults aged 50 years and older.BMC psychiatry · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the severity of baseline depressive symptoms and the problems that low-income homebound older adults (n = 66) identified in their problem-solving therapy (PST) sessions.
methodsDepressive symptoms were measured with the 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD). Participant-identified problems recorded in the therapists' worksheets were coded into seven categories: living arrangement/housing issues, financial/health care expense issues, family or other relationship issues, hygiene/task issues, social isolation issues, physical/functional health issues, and mental/emotional health issues. T-tests and ordinary least squares regression analyses were used to examine differences in HAMD scores between those who identified any problem in each category and those who did not.
resultsParticipants who had living arrangement/housing and family or other relationship issues had higher baseline HAMD scores than the rest of the participants. At 2-week posttest, those with living arrangement/housing issues continued to have higher HAMD scores than the others, whereas those with family or other relationship issues did not.
conclusionThe study findings provide insights into the problems that low-income, depressed homebound individuals bring to their PST sessions. It was not clear if family conflict or other relationship issues contributed to their depression or vice versa, but it appears that PST may have contributed to alleviating depressive symptoms associated with these issues. Precarious living/housing situations appeared to have had a serious depressogenic effect and could not be easily resolved within a short time frame of the PST process, as these issues required formal support.
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