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| Knowledge and skills of professional carers working with older people with depression | | Author(s) | Marita P McCabe, Tanya Davison, David Mellor |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 2, March 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, March 2008 |
| Pages | pp 228-235 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Attitude ; Care home staff ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | In this Australian study, 321 professional carers, 10 general practitioners (GPs) and 7 aged care managers participated in focus groups, which involved completion of a semi-structured interview related to knowledge, recognition, confidence, referral procedures and use of screening tools for the detection of depression. Results showed that all groups of respondents recognised a significant gap in the knowledge and awareness of depression among professional care staff working with older people in both the community and residential care settings. Skills in the detection and monitoring of depression and the self-efficacy of these care staff were also seen to be a problem. Implications of these findings in terms of training programmes are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080512208 A |
| Classmark | ENR: DP: QRM: 3F: 7YA |
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