Depression among newly admitted Australian nursing home residents

McSweeney, Kate; O'Connor, Daniel William

doi:10.1017/s104161020800700x

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“…This finding is in accordance with the studies of Sutcliffe and colleagues (2007) and McSweeney and O'Connor (2008), although, as described before, other studies did show different results. Our study offers an explanation for the differences in trajectories of depressive symptoms.…”

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confidence: 93%

Need fulfillment, need importance, and depressive symptoms of residents over the first eight months of living in a nursing home

Custers

Cillessen

Westerhof

et al. 2014

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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In general, depressive symptoms do not change over time. However, individual trajectories of depressive symptoms seem to depend on individual need fulfillment and need importance. The residents that consider need fulfillment to be highly important but experience low need fulfillment had higher initial levels of depressive symptoms that decreased modestly over time, although the level of depressive symptoms remained higher as compared to the other residents.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Need fulfillment, need importance, and depressive symptoms of residents over the first eight months of living in a nursing home

Custers

Cillessen

Westerhof

et al. 2014

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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“…Ironically, the reasons which compelled the researchers to conduct this study with an aged care population, namely that they have been explicitly excluded from past research because of comorbid medical illness, disability, and cognitive impairment was what made it so difficult to recruit to this study and retain participants. Similar difficulties with recruitment of RACF populations have been reported in other studies (Jongenelis et al, ; Malfent, Wondrak, Kapusta, & Sonneck, ; McSweeney & O'Connor, ). In one study (Jongenelis et al, ), the participation rate was merely 137 residents out of an original population of 3 675 residents (3.5%).…”

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confidence: 75%

A feasibility study of group‐based cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults in residential care

Anderson

Wickramariyaratne

Blair

2018

Clinical Psychologist

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Objective This study examined the feasibility of providing older adults living in residential aged care with group‐based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety. Method Eighteen participants with subclinical to mild anxiety and/or depression were divided equally into a treatment group and a control group, with treatment consisting of a manualised CBT program for older adults with depression and anxiety. The residents who participated in the group program provided an accurate representation of “real‐world” residential aged care facilities (RACF) populations; many with comorbid physical problems, mild cognitive impairment and functional decline, and a mean age of almost 80 years. Results The residents showed that not only could they successfully engage in psychotherapy, they were able to experience the benefits such as building their skills and resilience, receiving validation and emotional support from their fellow residents and fostering friendships and social networks. Encouragingly, the treatment group also showed fewer depressive symptoms post‐treatment. Conclusions Group‐based psychotherapy should continue to be explored as a strategy to promote good mental health in RACFs, with further studies focusing on the feasibility of recruiting and treating clinical populations in this setting.

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“…An American study revealed a prevalence rate of 33% on admission and a 40% cumulative prevalence rate during the first 3 months [4], according to quarterly Minimum Data Set assessment. Clinical interviews with Australian nursing home patients, considering the DSM-IV criteria and CSDD, revealed a 25 and 14% prevalence of major depression 1 and 3 months after admission, respectively [31]. After completion of the transmission process itself, one may expect a gradual adaptation to the nursing home environment.…”

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Prevalence of Depression among Recently Admitted Long-Term Care Patients in Norwegian Nursing Homes: Associations with Diagnostic Workup and Use of Antidepressants

Iden

Engedal

Hjörleifsson

et al. 2013

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Aims: We aimed to establish the prevalence of depression among recently admitted long-term care patients and to examine associations with diagnostic initiatives and treatment as recorded in patients' medical records. Materials and Methods: Eighty-eight long-term care patients were included. Depression was diagnosed according to the ICD-10 criteria; patients were screened for depression using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) and for dementia with the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale. Results: Depression was found in 25% of the patients according to the ICD-10 criteria and in 31% according to a CSDD sum score of ≥8. Diagnostic initiatives were documented in the medical records of half of the patients with depression. Forty-four percent of the patients were prescribed antidepressants and 23% actually received them for the treatment of depression. Conclusion: Depression was prevalent among recently admitted long-term care patients, but diagnostic initiatives were too rarely used. Antidepressants were commonly prescribed, but depression was the indication for treatment in only half of the cases. Screening for depression should be mandatory on admission.

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Depression among newly admitted Australian nursing home residents

Cited by 33 publications

References 30 publications

Need fulfillment, need importance, and depressive symptoms of residents over the first eight months of living in a nursing home

Need fulfillment, need importance, and depressive symptoms of residents over the first eight months of living in a nursing home

A feasibility study of group‐based cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults in residential care

Prevalence of Depression among Recently Admitted Long-Term Care Patients in Norwegian Nursing Homes: Associations with Diagnostic Workup and Use of Antidepressants

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