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| Use of health services for psychological distress symptoms among community-dwelling older adults | | Author(s) | Michel Préville, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Richard Boyer |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 28, no 1, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 51-62 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Health services ; Usage [services] ; Needs [elderly] ; Living in the community ; Stress ; Symptoms ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | To document the use of health services for psychological distress symptoms, the authors collected data from a cross-section of adults aged 65 years and over. Nearly 13 per cent met DSM-IV criteria for mood or anxiety disorders. In addition, 42.4 per cent of those having at least one DSM-IV diagnosis reported having used health services. Results show a direct association between the presence of a probable DSM-IV diagnosis and health service use. However, results show no significant association between gender and health service use, and do not support the hypothesis that minimal social support increases the probability of older adults using health services for psychological distress. The analysis suggests unmarried elders are more likely than married elders to use health services. Furthermore, this study shows that older adults having a high level of daily hassles reported using health services for psychological distress than those reporting a low stress level. The authors conclude that a large proportion of older people's mental health needs in Quebec are potentially not being met. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090904201 A |
| Classmark | L: QLD: IK: K4: QNH: CT: 3F: 7S |
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