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Gellis, Zvi D.; McGinty, Jean; Tierney, Lynda; Jordan, Cindy; Burton, Jean; Misener, Elizabeth – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Objective: Data are presented from a pilot research program initiated to develop, refine, and test the outcomes of problem-solving therapy that targets the needs of older adults with minor depression in home care settings. Method: A pilot randomized clinical trial compares the impact of problem-solving therapy for home care to treatment as usual…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Older Adults, Problem Solving, Patients
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Rowe, Jennifer L.; Bruce, Martha L.; Conwell, Yeates – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
Home health care patients often have several late-life risk factors for suicide and constitute a high risk group for suicidal behaviors. In this study, we examined the characteristics of 14 older adult home health care utilizers who died by suicide and four community controls who used similar services. Both groups of home health care utilizers had…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Patients, Pain, Family Relationship