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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2020

Current state of research on psychotherapy for home-living vulnerable older adults with depression.

Christina Tegeler, Ann-Kristin Beyer, Fee Hoppmann, Valentina Ludwig, Eva-Marie Kessler

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. AIDEBMC geriatrics · 2026
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  2. Considerations for Use of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia Among Assisted Living Residents: Factor Analysis Results.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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  7. COVID 19 pandemic challenges and their management: A review of medicines, vaccines, patents and clinical trials with emphasis on psychological health issues.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christina TegelerDepartment of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Rüdesheimer Str. 50, 14197, Berlin, Germany. christina.tegeler@medicalschool-berlin.de.
Ann-Kristin BeyerInstitute for Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Fee HoppmannDepartment of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Rüdesheimer Str. 50, 14197, Berlin, Germany.
Valentina LudwigDepartment of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Rüdesheimer Str. 50, 14197, Berlin, Germany.
Eva-Marie KesslerDepartment of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Rüdesheimer Str. 50, 14197, Berlin, Germany. eva-marie.kessler@medicalschool-berlin.de.
MSB Medical School Berlin · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older home-living vulnerable adults often suffer from chronic conditions accompanied by restrictions in mobility, social participation and reduced independence. Among this rapidly growing population depression is a common and serious health problem; however, there are shortcomings in the diagnosis of depression and provision of psychotherapy. Despite growing evidence in treating depression among the group of nursing home residents or the "young-old", there is a research gap regarding needs-oriented healthcare strategies for very old, frail or care-dependent older adults living at home. The present article provides an overview of different outpatient psychotherapeutic treatment approaches for vulnerable older adults with depression, in particular adaptations tailored to those who are homebound or in need of care. Based on the current state of research, this article derives recommendations for psychotherapy in this special setting to consider the physical and psychosocial resources of this patient group. Furthermore, healthcare strategies for embedding psychotherapy in collaborative, telehealth or home-delivered healthcare services are described and their applicability as psychosocial support for older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is discussed. Psychotherapy is an efficacious treatment for depression in home-living vulnerable older adults. Further implementing telehealth or home delivered settings, individually tailored psychotherapeutic approaches as well as collaborative and stepped care approaches can increase utilization and medical supply of this patient group. More research and innovative programs are needed to improve access to and provision of psychotherapeutic care as well as their social inclusion.

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AgedHomebound PersonsPsychotherapyCOVID-19DepressionHumansPandemicsVulnerable PopulationsCollaborative careFrailtyHomebound individualsPsychosocial interventionsState of the art review

Identifiers

PMID33185718
PMCPMC7661801
OpenAlexW3103544459

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Registered trials

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