ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2013
Factors associated with help-seeking behaviors in Mexican older individuals with depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study.
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- Attitudes towards seeking psychological help among community dwelling older adults enrolled in primary care in Chile.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The Association between New-Onset Depressive Symptoms and Participating in Medical Check-Ups among Elderly Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Help-Seeking Preferences to Informal and Formal Source of Care for Depression: A Community-Based Study in Northwest Ethiopia.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Depression and Its Help Seeking Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Community Survey in Ethiopia.Depression research and treatment · 2018Review
- Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants.Annals of general psychiatry · 2018Article
- Risk factors for depression in the elderly inflammatory bowel disease population.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveDepression in the older individuals is associated with multiple adverse outcomes, such as high health service utilization rates, low pharmacological compliance, and synergistic interactions with other comorbidities. Moreover, the help-seeking process, which usually starts with the feeling "that something is wrong" and ends with appropriate medical care, is influenced by several factors. The aim of this study was to explore factors associated with the pathway of help seeking among older adults with depressive symptoms.
methodsA cross-sectional study of 60-year or older community dwelling individuals belonging to the largest health and social security system in Mexico was carried out. A standardized interview explored the process of seeking health care in four dimensions: depressive symptoms, help seeking, help acquisition, and specialized mental health.
resultsA total of 2322 individuals were studied; from these, 67.14% (n = 1559) were women, and the mean age was 73.18 years (SD = 7.02); 57.9% had symptoms of depression; 337 (25.1%) participants sought help, and 271 (80.4%) received help; and 103 (38%) received specialized mental health care. In the stepwise model for not seeking help (χ(2) = 81.66, p < 0.0001), significant variables were female gender (odds ratio (OR) = 0.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.511-0.958, p = 0.026), health-care use (OR 3.26, CI 95% 1.64-6.488, p = 0.001). Number of years in school, difficulty in activities, Short Anxiety Screening Test score, and indication that depression is not a disease belief were also significant.
conclusionsAppropriate mental health care is rather complex and is influenced by several factors. The main factors associated with help seeking were gender, education level, recent health service use, and the belief that depression is not a disease. Detection of subjects with these characteristics could improve care of the older individuals with depressive symptoms.
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