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Feel good factor
- Author:
- LEASON Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.05.05, 2005, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Promoting mental health well-being in later life has often been overlooked in care budgets. Reports on the issues and how they can be tackled.
The association between depression, anxiety, and cognitive function in the elderly general population - the Hordaland Health Study
- Authors:
- BIRINGER Eva, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(10), October 2005, pp.989-997.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The participants in this study were 1,930 non-demented participants from the general population aged 72-74 years. Symptoms and caseness of depression and anxiety disorder were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Cognitive function was assessed by the Digit Symbol Test (modified version), the Kendrick Object Learning Test, and the S-task from the Controlled Oral Word Association Test. The results found a significant association between depression and reduced cognitive function. The inverse association between anxiety and reduced cognitive performance was explained by adjustment for co-morbid depression. The inverse association between depressive symptoms and cognitive function was found to be close to linear, and was also present in the sub-clinical symptom range. Males were more affected cognitively by depressive symptoms than females. The inverse association between depression and cognitive function is not only a finding restricted to severely ill patient samples, but it can also be found in the elderly general population.
Problem and pathological gambling are associated with poorer mental and physical health in older adults
- Authors:
- ERICKSON Lauren, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(8), August 2005, pp.754-759.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In this study 343 Adults aged 60 years and older attending senior centers, bingo sites and other community activities in Connecticut, USA completed a screening form containing the South Oaks Gambling Screen and the Short Form-12 Health Survey, to evaluate physical and mental health. Overall, 6.4% of the respondents were classified as problem gamblers and an additional 3.8% as pathological gamblers. Problem and pathological gamblers evidenced significantly greater physical and mental health problems than non-problem gamblers. These data suggest that about 10 percent of active older adults experience gambling problems, which are associated with poor physical and mental health.
A survey of pastoral care services for older adults
- Authors:
- COLLINS Kathryn S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Long-Term Care, 3(3/4), 2005, pp.223-242.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Within the profession of social work, interest in spirituality and in services to older adults has been growing over the last decade. This paper presents survey results of the impact of spirituality and pastoral care services on older adults' perceptions of well-being in one, community-based senior living facility. The study suggests that pastoral care and spirituality life may be important aspects in the lives of the older adults, and may improve quality of life. Based upon these results, implications for service providers are explored. As few tools exist for assessing this subject matter, the survey designed for this study may have value for spirituality and social work research. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The effect of rehabilitation on depression among visually disabled older adults
- Authors:
- HOROWITZ A., REINHARDT J. P., BOERNER K.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 9(6), November 2005, pp.564-570.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This descriptive study of participants in vision rehabilitation service examines the effect of specific vision rehabilitation services (low vision clinical services, skills training, counselling, optical device use, and adaptive device use) on change in depression among a sample of older adults with age-related vision impairments. In this American study 95 Participants were interviewed at application for services and then approximately two years later. Findings from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that low vision clinical services, counselling, and use of optical devices, in separate models, each significantly contributed to a decline in depression, after controlling for age, health status, vision status, functional disability, as well as baseline depression. When all service variables were entered into the same equation, they explained an additional 10% of the variance in change in depression. Given the well documented robust relationship between disability and depression, findings point to the influence of vision rehabilitation interventions on both physical and psychological functioning, and underscore the need for future, controlled research on rehabilitation service models that address mental health issues.
The use of leisure counselling as a therapeutic technique
- Authors:
- LEITNER Michael J., LEITNER Sara F.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 33(1), February 2005, pp.37-49.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Explains how leisure counselling can be implemented as a therapeutic technique for the benefit of many different types of people. Provides those who work as counsellors with information about leisure and leisure counselling so that they can help their clients to improve their lives through leisure. Describes three different approaches to leisure counselling that can be used with all populations: the leisure resource guidance approach; the developmental-educational approach, and the therapeutic-remedial approach. Examines the contributions that both leisure counselling and leisure education can make in promoting maximal physical and psychological well-being. Concludes that effective leisure counselling services can significantly help to improve the physical and mental well-being of individuals and society in general.
Use of senior centers as a moderator of stress-related distress among Latino elders
- Authors:
- FARONE Diane Weis, FITZPATRICK Tanya R., TRAN Thanh V.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 46(1), 2005, pp.65-83.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Little is known about the moderating effects of community services on psychological distress among Latino elders in the United States. This study explores the use of senior centres as an intervention strategy to moderate the harmful impact of stress on psychological distress. The study was conducted using data from the 1988 National Survey of Hispanic Elderly People (N = 2,299) in the United States. To examine the direct and moderating effects of the use of senior centres on the relationship between stress and psychological distress the authors applied multiple regression analysis to an initial model, a direct effect model, and a moderating model. The results indicated that, under stressful life situations, respondents who used senior centres experienced lower levels of psychological distress than those who did not. Implications of the findings for senior centres and for further research are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Promoting the well-being of older people: messages for social workers
- Author:
- TANNER Denise
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 17(3), September 2005, pp.191-205.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article considers factors that research with older people has identified as significant in promoting their quality of life, highlighting the need to attend to subjective as well as objective components of well-being. The difficulties of adopting broader concerns with quality of life that confront social workers practising in managerial contexts, dominated by resource restrictions and concerns about eligibility, are acknowledged. The article argues that a focus on enhancing well-being has to be part of social work's business. It suggests key messages from the research reviewed that social workers can take forward in their practice to enhance the quality of life of older people.
Concepts of mental health and mental illness in older Hispanics
- Authors:
- BERKMAN Cathy S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services, 3(1/2), 2005, pp.59-85.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The effect of cultural context in symptom expression and interpretation among older Hispanics, and how they experience psychological distress are not well-understood. The authors use the illness representation model to learn about older Puerto Ricans' and Dominicans' conceptions and causes of positive mental health, the causes of emotional problems, the conceptions and causes of depression and anxiety, the distinction between depression and anxiety, and the relationship between age and depression. They conclude that greater understanding of the meaning of symptoms and syndromes of depression and anxiety might help to define more culturally-sensitive mental health treatments and service delivery systems. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Directions: a guide to key documents in health and social care 2004
- Editor:
- CRECY Lyn
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 194p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 4th
This is the fourth edition of the guide to more than 200 key reports and pieces of legislation published on health and social care subjects since 1986. It is divided into 11 chapters under the following subject headings: general issues; quality; public health; primary and community care; older people; midwifery; children and young people; mental health; disabilities; education; ethical issues and human rights. The documents are arranged in chronological order and each is referenced with an abstract. The publication also includes a reading list of materials about applying for jobs; a list of national organisations related to health and social care; and useful websites.