Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking

Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking

Joanna Atkins,1 Sharon L Naismith,1 Georgina M Luscombe,2 Ian B Hickie1 1Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 2School of Rural Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Orange, NSW, Australia Objective: This study aims to examine perc...

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Autores principales: Atkins J, Naismith SL, Luscombe GM, Hickie IB
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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older adults
help-seeking
depression
prevalence
perceptions of treatments
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dfa410f2477546809ad083a9ab6c5b9d2021-12-02T06:11:38ZElderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/dfa410f2477546809ad083a9ab6c5b9d2015-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/elderly-care-recipientsrsquo-perceptions-of-treatment-helpfulness-for--peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Joanna Atkins,1 Sharon L Naismith,1 Georgina M Luscombe,2 Ian B Hickie1 1Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 2School of Rural Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Orange, NSW, Australia Objective: This study aims to examine perceptions of the helpfulness of treatments/interventions for depression held by elderly care recipients, to examine whether these beliefs are related to help-seeking and whether the experience of depression affects beliefs about treatment seeking, and to identify the characteristics of help-seekers. Method: One hundred eighteen aged care recipients were surveyed on their beliefs about the helpfulness of a variety of treatments/interventions for depression, on their actual help-seeking behaviors, and on their experience of depression (current and past). Results: From the sample, 32.4% of the participants screened positive for depression on the Geriatric Depression Scale, and of these, 24.2% reported receiving treatment. Respondents believed the most helpful treatments for depression were increasing physical activity, counseling, and antidepressant medication. Help-seeking from both professional and informal sources appeared to be related to belief in the helpfulness of counseling and antidepressants; in addition, help-seeking from informal sources was also related to belief in the helpfulness of sleeping tablets and reading self-help books. In univariate analyses, lower levels of cognitive impairment and being in the two lower age tertiles predicted a greater likelihood of help-seeking from professional sources, and female sex and being in the lower two age tertiles predicted greater likelihood of help-seeking from informal sources. In multivariate analyses, only lower levels of cognitive impairment remained a significant predictor of help-seeking from professional sources, whereas both lower age and female sex continued to predict a greater likelihood of help-seeking from informal sources. Conclusion: Beliefs in the helpfulness of certain treatments were related to the use of both professional and informal sources of help, indicating the possibility that campaigns or educational programs aimed at changing beliefs about treatments may be useful in older adults. Keywords: older adults, help-seeking, depression, prevalence, perceptions of treatmentsAtkins JNaismith SLLuscombe GMHickie IBDove Medical Pressarticleolder adultshelp-seekingdepressionprevalenceperceptions of treatmentsGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 10, Pp 287-295 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic older adults
help-seeking
depression
prevalence
perceptions of treatments
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
spellingShingle older adults
help-seeking
depression
prevalence
perceptions of treatments
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Atkins J
Naismith SL
Luscombe GM
Hickie IB
Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking
description Joanna Atkins,1 Sharon L Naismith,1 Georgina M Luscombe,2 Ian B Hickie1 1Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 2School of Rural Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Orange, NSW, Australia Objective: This study aims to examine perceptions of the helpfulness of treatments/interventions for depression held by elderly care recipients, to examine whether these beliefs are related to help-seeking and whether the experience of depression affects beliefs about treatment seeking, and to identify the characteristics of help-seekers. Method: One hundred eighteen aged care recipients were surveyed on their beliefs about the helpfulness of a variety of treatments/interventions for depression, on their actual help-seeking behaviors, and on their experience of depression (current and past). Results: From the sample, 32.4% of the participants screened positive for depression on the Geriatric Depression Scale, and of these, 24.2% reported receiving treatment. Respondents believed the most helpful treatments for depression were increasing physical activity, counseling, and antidepressant medication. Help-seeking from both professional and informal sources appeared to be related to belief in the helpfulness of counseling and antidepressants; in addition, help-seeking from informal sources was also related to belief in the helpfulness of sleeping tablets and reading self-help books. In univariate analyses, lower levels of cognitive impairment and being in the two lower age tertiles predicted a greater likelihood of help-seeking from professional sources, and female sex and being in the lower two age tertiles predicted greater likelihood of help-seeking from informal sources. In multivariate analyses, only lower levels of cognitive impairment remained a significant predictor of help-seeking from professional sources, whereas both lower age and female sex continued to predict a greater likelihood of help-seeking from informal sources. Conclusion: Beliefs in the helpfulness of certain treatments were related to the use of both professional and informal sources of help, indicating the possibility that campaigns or educational programs aimed at changing beliefs about treatments may be useful in older adults. Keywords: older adults, help-seeking, depression, prevalence, perceptions of treatments
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title Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking
title_short Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking
title_full Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking
title_fullStr Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking
title_full_unstemmed Elderly care recipients’ perceptions of treatment helpfulness for depression and the relationship with help-seeking
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