TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression among nursing home elders
T2 - Testing an intervention strategy
AU - McCurren, Cynthia
AU - Dowe, Dorothy
AU - Rattle, Deborah
AU - Looney, Stephen
N1 - Funding Information:
Part of the work of this study was completed while one of the authors (SL) was Acting Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology at Keele University in Staffordshire, England. This work was supported by The Retirement Research Foundation, Chicago, IL (RRF Grant #94-105); and by Christian Health Center, Louisville, KY; Presbyterian Homes of Kentucky, Louisville, KY; Hillcreek Manor, Louisville, KY.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - This study focused on the assessment of depression among nursing home elders, and on determining the efficacy of an intervention strategy for depression using a geropsychiatric nurse in conjunction with trained older adult volunteers in the role of mental health paraprofessionals. Nursing home residents (n = 139) were assessed for depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); 94 (68%) were found to have depressive symptomatology. Among those receiving the intervention, depressive symptomatology was significantly reduced, but no significant decline was evident in the control group. The ability of the minimum data set (MDS) to detect depression as compared to the GDS was evaluated. Relationships between depression and health status, life satisfaction, and social support were also examined.
AB - This study focused on the assessment of depression among nursing home elders, and on determining the efficacy of an intervention strategy for depression using a geropsychiatric nurse in conjunction with trained older adult volunteers in the role of mental health paraprofessionals. Nursing home residents (n = 139) were assessed for depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); 94 (68%) were found to have depressive symptomatology. Among those receiving the intervention, depressive symptomatology was significantly reduced, but no significant decline was evident in the control group. The ability of the minimum data set (MDS) to detect depression as compared to the GDS was evaluated. Relationships between depression and health status, life satisfaction, and social support were also examined.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0897-1897(99)80249-3
DO - 10.1016/S0897-1897(99)80249-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 10589107
AN - SCOPUS:0033228422
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 12
SP - 185
EP - 195
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
IS - 4
ER -