2017
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4713
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Older adults' attitudes toward depression screening in primary care settings and exploring a brief educational pamphlet

Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to assess older adults' (OAs') attitudes toward depression screening in primary care settings with a survey and explore the impact of an educational pamphlet on these attitudes. Methods: Older adults above age 55 (N = 140) were randomly stratified by sex to an intervention or control group. The study included a baseline assessment, posttest, the Geriatric Depression ScaleShort Form, a two-page pamphlet on health and mood, and a 10-question quiz.Results: On the basis of survey respo… Show more

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“…Most of them are focused on the efficacy of pamphlets addressed to adults. For example, Shah et al (2018) tested a pamphlet on health and mood addressing people older than 55 years, in order to increase their will to be screened for depression. Garcia et al (2010) developed an educational pamphlet to increase knowledge on oncological children’s nutrition addressed to low-literacy caregivers.…”
Section: Background and Rationalementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most of them are focused on the efficacy of pamphlets addressed to adults. For example, Shah et al (2018) tested a pamphlet on health and mood addressing people older than 55 years, in order to increase their will to be screened for depression. Garcia et al (2010) developed an educational pamphlet to increase knowledge on oncological children’s nutrition addressed to low-literacy caregivers.…”
Section: Background and Rationalementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other research found that patients are less likely to be screened for depression if many topics were discussed during a primary care visit (Tai-Seale et al, 2005) and that many standardized depression screeners are cumbersome to administer (Loftis & Salinksy, 2006). Physician concerns about how patients may react to answering questions about their mood may also inhibit screening (Scogin & Shah, 2006; Solberg et al, 1999), though more recent studies suggest that older adults have favorable attitudes about screening (Samuels et al, 2015; Shah, Scogin, Pierpaoli, & Shah, 2018; Wood, Pill, Prior, & Lewis, 2002). One study of physicians noted that screening may not be necessary because if the patient is depressed “a problem would surface eventually” (Solberg et al, 1999), a conclusion suggesting that the number of symptoms a patient reports may influence the likelihood of screening.…”
Section: Background and Objectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Medicare populations, concurrent COPD and psychiatric conditions, such as depression and anxiety, have been associated with increased exacerbations, HRU, and costs 3436. Furthermore, among these beneficiaries, low adherence to COPD maintenance medications is common 21,22,36,37. Given the relative ease of using a nebulizer (eg, requires fewer steps to administer medications than most handheld inhalers), increasing reliance on nebulization may improve adherence to prescribed regimens by lowering the procedural burden associated with inhaler use 21,38,39…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%