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| Impact of support groups on well-being of older women | | Author(s) | Kathleen A Segrist |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 51, issue 1/2, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008 |
| Pages | pp 42-52 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Self help organisations ; Well being ; Depression ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The goal of this study was to determine whether differences in incidence of depression and level of well-being are manifested between older women, aged 60 plus, who attend either a peer-run support group, a staff-run support group, or a comparison group (i.e., who do not attend a support group). Thirty-six women participating in peer-run and staff-run support groups and 9 women receiving non-group support were administered the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale. Separate analyses of variance were employed on each scale to determine the significance of differences in scores according to facilitator type (i.e., peer-run vs staff-run vs comparison group). Analysis of scores on the Geriatric Depression Scale indicated significant differences between women in the peer-run groups and women in the comparison group, but no significant differences between women in the peer-run groups and women in the staff-run groups or between women in the staff-run groups and women in the comparison group. Analysis of scores on the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale did not indicate any significant differences between women based on facilitator type. Results of this study have implications for those who run face-to-face support groups for older adults, for those who train peer group facilitators, and for community agencies that desire to initiate a support group system for their clientele. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091104214 A |
| Classmark | BD: PQ: D:F:5HH: ENR: 4C: 7T |
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