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Issues in mental health care for older adults after disasters
- Author:
- BROWN Lisa M.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 31(4), Winter 2007, pp.21-26.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article describes key issues to consider when providing mental health care to older adults after a disaster. It covers strategies to assessment mental and medical health needs, provides an overview of interventions for use with older people during the recovery process, and identifies some of the challenges that might be encountered when providing services to older people across various settings.
Development and initial validation of a 15-item informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale
- Authors:
- BROWN Lisa M., SCHINKA John A.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(10), October 2005, pp.911-918.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A total of 147 patients (81 females and 66 males) and their adult informants from Florida, United States took part in this study. The 15-item informant version of the GDS was found to have sufficient internal consistency reliability and retest reliability to support its use as a clinical instrument. Construct validity was demonstrated by a pattern of correlations with external demographic and personality variables consistent with those of other versions of the GDS, as well as substantive correlations with these other versions. Efficacy of the GDSI-15 was found to be as good as that for the full 30-item informant version of the GDS. The GDSI-15 may be a useful adjunct or alternative to standard screening methods in assessing patients in outpatient settings.
A perfect storm: challenges encountered by family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease during natural disasters
- Authors:
- GIBSON Allison, WALSH Jessica, BROWN Lisa M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(7), 2018, pp.775-789.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Little is known about the experience of natural disasters from the perspective of family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD). In this exploratory, qualitative study, family caregivers (n=27) were interviewed about their experience with the historic 2015 South Carolina flood. By using thematic analysis, themes were identified to better understand what unique challenges caregivers of person with ADRD experienced. While many caregivers stated they had experienced a natural disaster previously, none had ever done so in their current caregiving role. The caregiving role affected their ability to prepare for the storm and influenced their decision-making regarding evacuation and utilization of recovery resources. Thus, caregivers were confronted by a “perfect storm” of circumstances and uncertainty. Family caregivers need to have actionable emergency plans for disasters that are specific to their role as caregivers of persons with ADRD. Study implications also suggest the role social work professionals can have in educating, advocating, evaluating, and coordinating support to assist caregivers of persons with ADRD as a potentially vulnerable and at-risk population during all phases of disaster. (Edited publisher abstract)