Surviving depressive ill‐health: A qualitative systematic review of older persons' narratives

Holm, Anne Lise; Severinsson, Elisabeth

doi:10.1111/nhs.12071

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“…It might inhibit the older people from seeking treatments. This is in line with previous studies that reported that patients with depression did not seek treatment because they lacked knowledge (Epstein et al, 2010), and because they hide due to a feeling of shame (Holm & Severinsson, 2014). This study has shown that the older people feeling judged by surrounded people.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Another field of the research have focused on the perspective of the patients with depression. For instance, a literature synthesis of older persons' narratives showed that, when suffering from depression they engaged three central strategies to survive; the need for courage, strength and self-reliance; the meaning of responsibility; and wearing a mask of normalcy to hide shame (Holm & Severinsson, 2014). While, the perspective from patients' family showed that to them the relative's major depression was trying and that it brought them into severe stressful life situations (Ahlstrom, Skarsater, & Danielson, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Older Thai Peoples’ Perceptions and Experiences of Major Depression

Kleebthong¹,

Chareonsuk²,

Kristiansen³

2017

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Background: Depressive disorders are common mental health problems and may be disabling among the general older population. Although older people have significant symptoms of depression, the symptoms are likely to be underreported. The condition often co-exist along with somatic ill and has often been unrecognized. The aim of the study was to explore and understand the perceptions and experiences of older Thai people diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Methods:A qualitative inductive research design was used and latent content analysis was utilized. The data were collected through face-to-face, in-depth interviews. Fourteen older people diagnosed with major depressive disorder were selected for participant using purposive sampling. Findings:Older Thai peoples' perceptions and experiences of depression were abstracted into two themes. First theme was leading a life in detachment, which included three subthemes: living with meaninglessness, holding distress with one's self, and feeling judged by surrounded people. The second theme was inconvenience of approaching mental health treatment, which included two subthemes: sensing an unapproachable health care service, and lacking knowledge about clinical depression. Conclusion:Older Thai peoples' perceptions and experiences of major depression were affected with high level suspected existential loneliness that might even be worse in a collect oriented society as in the Thai context. Further, it seem hard to approach the mental health care. The central reason for this is interpreted as lack of mental health literacy, and in this case, specifically, knowledge on depression. Future studies should focus on relatives' experiences of living with an older family member that suffered from major depression, and on the state of mental health literacy in the rural Thai population.

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confidence: 82%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Older Thai Peoples’ Perceptions and Experiences of Major Depression

Kleebthong¹,

Chareonsuk²,

Kristiansen³

2017

GJHS

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“…A systematic review of older persons' narratives when suffering from depressive ill-health revealed three themes; "the need for courage, strength, and self-reliance", "the meaning of responsibility", and "wearing a mask of normalcy to hide the shame" [15]. Moreover, exploring older persons' lived experiences of depression and self-management revealed the theme "relationships and togetherness" [32].…”

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Implementation Strategies for Improving the Care of Depressed Elderly Persons—Summary of an International Workshop

Severinsson¹,

Holm²

2014

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The aim of the study was to identify the most important research priorities as well as future strategies for promoting and implementing evidence-based care of depressed elderly persons. An interdisciplinary workshop was organized using a focus group format and the transcript of the discussion was interpreted by means of the qualitative content analysis. The most important research priorities for improving the care of depressed elderly persons, implementation levels, theoretical approaches as well as possible outcomes were analysed on individual consumer, healthcare system, and policy level. A wide range of theories and methods are necessary to identify and explain implementation processes and results. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies in combination with knowledge synthesis were discussed. In addition, the need to summarize the literature in terms of specific issues was emphasized. In conclusion, the implementation strategies for improving the care of depressed elderly persons should be addressed on three levels: individual consumer, healthcare system and policy. Although some aspects of the implementation model may need to be enhanced, the fact that it includes conditions on individual level, i.e. self-management support, is of importance. The expansion and maintenance of evidence-based care generate potential for change in mental healthcare, thus improving outcomes for individual elderly patients. Areas that require further research are organization, cost and leadership. The use of mixed methods could strengthen future studies. Implementation researchers need a broad repertoire in order to plan and perform evidence-based research. To improve practice, implementation strategies should be developed in clinical and community guidelines.

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“…Kneafsey, Brown [19] used the method to analyze healthcare professionals' compassion perceptions to reveal four overarching components of the concept. Holm and Severinsson [20] used thematic analysis to identify key patterns found in geriatric patients' narratives regarding their experiences of surviving with depression. Hickey, Sumsion [21] employed thematic analysis in their mixed-method, longitudinal study of factors that influence nurses' career choices and aspirations.…”

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Exploring Hospitals� Use of Facebook: Thematic Analysis (Preprint)

Kordzadeh¹,

Young²

2017

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Background: While healthcare organizations such as hospitals and clinics have widely embraced social media as a means to educate the community on health topics and increase patient loyalty and satisfaction, little is known about the content that these organizations actually share when using social media channels. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the types of content that U.S. hospitals post on their Facebook pages and how hospitals' Facebook activities differ with regard to content types. Methods: We collected and thematically analyzed more than 1,700 Facebook posts made over a three-month period by seventeen U.S. hospitals. During the first phase, the two researchers coded a set of 159 posts and created an initial thematic web of content. During the second phase, the researchers coded the remaining posts and then revised, refined, and validated the initial web of content accordingly. Coding consensus was achieved on 1184 of the 1548 analyzable sampled posts (76.49%). Results:We identified a list of thirteen unique health social media post themes and classified those themes into three thematic groups that included announcing, sharing, and recognizing activities. The most frequently used theme was sharing health information, which appeared in more than 35% of the posts analyzed. Such posts sought to provide health tips and advice to community members. Recognizing special days and recognizing employees were the second and third most frequently used themes, respectively, with 14.95% and 11.82% of the posts containing those themes. The frequency of these themes were surprising in that the content was geared more toward stakeholders internal to the organization, while most prior literature has focused on social media as a tool to connect with external stakeholders. In addition, we found that many of the posts involved more than one theme and selected sets of themes co-occurred frequently. For example, 25% of the posts recognizing special days also included content to share health information and nearly 38% of the posts announcing research activities also included content to share health information. Finally, we found that hospitals were in some ways similar and in some other ways different in terms of the themes that they predominantly used in their Facebook posts. Conclusions:Using Facebook is an inexpensive, yet effective way for healthcare organizations to educate people on health and wellness topics and to communicate different types of information and news to the public audience. Hospitals and clinics that are expanding their social media activities or are starting to embark on social media strategies can use the results of this study to better formulate their activities on Facebook.

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Surviving depressive ill‐health: A qualitative systematic review of older persons' narratives

Abstract: Reaching out of loneliness towards aloneness and connectivity. Further research should be focused on how community projects can improve health services such as enhancing the safety of health care and disseminating health information.

Cited by 22 publications

References 61 publications

Older Thai Peoples’ Perceptions and Experiences of Major Depression

Older Thai Peoples’ Perceptions and Experiences of Major Depression

Implementation Strategies for Improving the Care of Depressed Elderly Persons—Summary of an International Workshop

Exploring Hospitals� Use of Facebook: Thematic Analysis (Preprint)

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