- Title
- The effects of psychotherapy on reducing depression in residential aged care: a meta-analytic review
- Creator
- Cody, Robyn Ann; Drysdale, Karen
- Relation
- Clinical Gerontologist: The Journal of Aging and Mental Health Vol. 36, Issue 1, p. 46-69
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2012.731474
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Published and unpublished randomized controlled trials of psychotherapeutic treatments for depression in residential aged care were systematically reviewed. A medium effect size was found to favor psychotherapy for reducing symptoms of depression in residents (average age, 79.8 years) based on 17 trials. The effect was maintained at follow-up, but was weaker and not statistically significant when interventions were compared with active control conditions in 6 trials. There was heterogeneity across studies; however, potential moderating factors were difficult to identify due to large within-study variance. A sensitivity analysis revealed that the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 15-item version produced a larger effect size than did the GDS-30, and an integrated care approach was more effective than providing psychological interventions independent of aged care staff.
- Subject
- depression; long-term care; meta-analysis; psychotherapy
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1299077
- Identifier
- uon:19776
- Identifier
- ISSN:0731-7115
- Language
- eng
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