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Recruitment and retention of older minorities in mental health services research
- Authors:
- AREAN Patricia A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(1), February 2003, pp.36-44.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article reviews the problems associated with recruiting older minorities into mental health research studies and proposes a consumer-centered model of research methodology that addresses the barriers to recruitment and retention in this population.
Would older people use psychological services?
- Authors:
- AREAN Patricia A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(3), June 2002, pp.392-398.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article examines older patient preferences for psychological services, including the types of services they would be interested in and who should provide them. Seventy-nine percent of the sample surveyed said they would use any of the psychological services which were presented to them. Seventy-two percent preferred to talk to their primary care provider, and 46% of the sample indicated that they would also speak with a mental health worker or nurse about their problems. Few older people said they would attend group psychotherapy, but 69% said they would attend psychoeducational classes. Implications: Our findings suggest that older adults would be amenable to psychosocial services, particularly individual services and psychoeducational programming.