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A Community Treatment Intervention AdVancing Active Treatment in the Elderly (ACTIVATE): A Pilot Study
- Source :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 55:382-391
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2012.
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Abstract
- A growing population of older adults receive treatment for depression but remain symptomatic. We report on a feasibility pilot study of an intervention (ACTIVATE) to improve depression care by encouraging the older person to take a step to intensify the existing treatment. Older adults (N = 43) receiving home-meal service and in depression treatment, but still symptomatic, participated in the ACTIVATE intervention. Assessments were conducted to evaluate change in treatment. Many (66.6%) participants took a step to change their treatment; the rate (88.2%) was higher among individuals with major depression. ACTIVATE may be a useful social work intervention to improve depression care.
- Subjects :
- Male
Social Work
medicine.medical_specialty
Nursing (miscellaneous)
Psychometrics
Population
Pilot Projects
Article
Surveys and Questionnaires
Intervention (counseling)
Confidence Intervals
medicine
Humans
education
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Older person
education.field_of_study
Social work
Depression
business.industry
Middle Aged
Community Mental Health Services
Treatment intervention
Existing Treatment
Physical therapy
Female
Active treatment
business
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15404048 and 01634372
- Volume :
- 55
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....31be68a496db4254abddf2b2289185b1