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Meals on Wheels — exploring potential for and barriers to integrating depression intervention for homebound older adults
Author(s)	Namkee G Choi, Michael Goldstein
Journal title	Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol 30, no 4, 2011
Pages	pp 214-230
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Meals on wheels ; Housebound ; Depression ; Preventative medicine ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	The organisational potential of Meals on Wheels (MOW) for integrating depression screening, referral and treatment for housebound older people is explored. In a US survey of 104 MOW administrators, MOW's current practice of depression services was examined, and the administrators perceptions of MOW's organisational potential was measured focusing on external environment, financial resources, staffing and skills, and values and goals. Only 20% of 104 MOWs provide depression screening, and 19 provide in-home counselling for their clients, while 85 provide referral services. About 64% to 72% of MOWs that are not current providers of screening and/or referrals want to provide the services, and 21% of those that are not current providers of in-home counselling want to provide it. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-120904208 A
Classmark	NS: C6: ENR: LK2: 3F: 7T
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