Psychosocial health needs of older women: urban versus rural comparisons.
The population of older women who live alone is rapidly expanding. For a variety of reasons, mental health needs often are not treated. A stress-coping framework guided this study of psychosocial health needs in both urban and rural women. Urban women reported higher levels of stress and greater use of community services. Forty-two percent of the total group of women reported that they had either used psychotropic drugs or felt a need for them and, yet only 2% had ever used outpatient mental health services. Implications for nurses are discussed.
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe 85287-2602.
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D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012423:Rural Health; D015206:Southwestern United States; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014504:Urban Health; D016387:Women's Health
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs