Providing Mental Health Services to Older People Living in Rural Communities
| Autor: | Martin Morthland, Allan V. Kaufman, Forrest Scogin, Louis D. Burgio, Bryan K Ford |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Mental Health Services
Nursing (miscellaneous) Frail Elderly medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Rural Health Nursing Intervention (counseling) Social Work Psychiatric medicine Humans Cooperative Behavior Geriatric Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Patient Care Team Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Social work business.industry Rural health Health services research Mental health Cognitive behavioral therapy Alabama Quality of Life Health Services Research Rural Health Services business Psychosocial Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 48:349-365 |
| ISSN: | 1540-4048 0163-4372 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j083v48n03_05 |
| Popis: | Rural dwelling elders who experience mental health problems often have difficulty finding help since rural communities often lack adequate mental health service providers. This paper reports on the initial phase of a 5-year, interdisciplinary clinical research study that is testing the effectiveness of providing a home delivered, therapeutic psychosocial intervention, aimed at improving the emotional wellbeing and the quality of life of medically frail elders who live in rural communities. In the early phases of this study, the clinical research team encountered a number of interesting and often unanticipated challenges as it attempted to recruit study participants and provide services to them. In this article, we examine these challenges and share what we have learned so far about providing mental health services to elderly persons living in rural environments. |
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