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The effects of psychotherapy on reducing depression in residential aged care
— a meta-analytic review | | Author(s) | Robyn Ann Cody, Karen Drysdale |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 36, no 1, January-February 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, January-February 2013 |
| Pages | pp 46-69 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Depression ; Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy ; Evaluation ; Clinical surveys. |
| Annotation | Published and unpublished randomised controlled trials of psychotherapeutic treatments for depression in residential aged care were systematically reviewed. A medium effect size was found to favour psychotherapy for reducing symptoms of depression in residents (average age, 79.8 years) based on 17 trials. The effect was maintained at follow-up, but was weaker and not statistically significant when interventions were compared with active control conditions in six trials. There was heterogeneity across studies; however, potential moderating factors were difficult to identify due to large within-study variance. A sensitivity analysis revealed that the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 15-item version produced a larger effect size than did the GDS-30, and an integrated care approach was more effective than providing psychological interventions independent of aged care staff. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130823251 A |
| Classmark | KX: ENR: LP: LO: 4C: 3G |
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