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Care staff training in detection of depression in residential homes for the elderly
— randomised trial | | Author(s) | A M H Eisses, H Kluiter, K Jongenelis |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 186, May 2005 |
| Pages | pp 404-409 |
| Source | http://bjp.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Depression ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Screening ; Care home staff ; Training [welfare work] ; Clinical surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Many older people with depression in residential care homes do not receive treatment, because their depression remains undetected. The authors conducted a randomised controlled trial in ten residential homes in the Netherlands. The intervention consisted of a training programme for staff and collaborative evaluation by staff and a mental health specialist of residents with possible depression. Recognition of depression increased more in homes where staff received the training programme than in the control homes. Treatment rates also increased compared with control homes, but the increase was not significant. Residents with depressive symptoms had a more favourable course when staff had received training. Moreover, the prevalence of depressive symptoms decreased, but the decrease was not significant. Training of care staff results in the increased detection of depression in older people, a trend towards more treatment and better outcomes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-0505182213 A |
| Classmark | ENR: KX: KW: 3V: QRM: QW: 3G: 76H |
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