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A nurse-coordinated educational initiative addressing primary care professionals' attitudes to and problem-solving in depression in older people
— a pilot study | | Author(s) | Gill Livingston, Paula Yard, Alison Beard |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol l5, no 5, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 401-405 |
| Keywords | General practitioners ; Attitude ; Depression ; Nurses ; In-service training ; Redbridge ; Hertfordshire ; Essex. |
| Annotation | 14 general practices, comprising 40 general practitioners (GPs) in Redbridge, Essex and Hertfordshire participated in the study, which subsequently elicited few results. The only statistically significant before versus after change in an attitude questionnaire was found in "I need more training to be able to deal effectively with depression in the elderly". Significant improvements post-intervention related to whether patients with depression complicated by or presenting with physical illness were referred appropriately and/or followed up. The results do not indicate that the evaluation of nurse-led educational interventions in primary care is feasible for depression in old age. The belief that all that is needed is the provision of accessible education of professionals by experts in the field to change attitudes and practice has not been reinforced. The high refusal rate suggests that such interventions are unlikely to be generally acceptable. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000823211 A |
| Classmark | QT6: DP: ENR: QTE: QWD: 82LR: 8HT: 8ES |
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