Barriers to Care for Depressed Older People: Perceptions of Aged Care among Medical Professionals

Autor/inn/en	McCabe, Marita P.; Davison, Tanya; Mellor, David; George, Kuruvilla
Titel	Barriers to Care for Depressed Older People: Perceptions of Aged Care among Medical Professionals
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 68 (2009) 1, S.53-64 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Older Adults; Depression (Psychology); Stress Variables; Educational Gerontology; Geriatrics; Health Personnel; Interviews; Employee Attitudes; Industrial Psychology; Medical Care Evaluation; Barriers; Disability Identification; Focus Groups; Residential Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Geragogics; Geragogik; Alterswissenschaft; Geriatrie; Medizinisches Personal; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie
Abstract	The current study evaluated barriers to detection of depression among older people. Focus groups were conducted with 21 professional carers, 4 nurses, 10 general practitioners, and 7 aged care managers. The results demonstrated that care for older people is primarily focused on physical care. Further, staff resources, a lack of continuity of care, multiple co-morbidities, reluctance by older people to discuss depression, negative attitudes among carers, as well as a lack of skills all contributed to a failure to detect and treat depression. The implications of these findings for training programs for professional carers are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10