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Barriers to care for depressed older people : perceptions of aged care among medical professionals
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posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00 authored by M McCabe, Tanya Davison, David MellorDavid Mellor, K GeorgeThe current study evaluated barriers to detection of depression among older people. Focus groups were conducted with 21 professional carers, 4 nurses, 10 general practitioners, and 7 aged care managers. The results demonstrated that care for older people is primarily focused on physical care. Further, staff resources, a lack of continuity of care, multiple co-morbidities, reluctance by older people to discuss depression, negative attitudes among carers, as well as a lack of skills all contributed to a failure to detect and treat depression. The implications of these findings for training programs for professional carers are discussed.
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International journal of aging and human developmentVolume
68Issue
1Pagination
53 - 64Publisher
Baywood Publishing Co Inc.Location
Farmingdale, N.Y.ISSN
0091-4150eISSN
1541-3535Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2009, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.Usage metrics
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Attitude of Health PersonnelHealth KnowledgeAttitudesPracticeHealth Services for the AgedProfessional RoleDepression\/diagnosisHealth Personnel\/psychologyAustraliaClinical CompetenceDepression\/therapyFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHomes for the AgedHumansMaleScience & TechnologySocial SciencesLife Sciences & BiomedicineGerontologyPsychology, DevelopmentalGeriatrics & GerontologyPsychologyHOME-CARERESIDENTIAL HOMESNURSING-HOMERECOGNITIONSTAFFSATISFACTIONFACILITIESDISORDERSDEMENTIANURSES
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