title: The feasibility of home care workers delivering an intervention to decrease depression among home-dwelling, older women: a qualitative analysis.
abstract: Depression is associated with poorer functioning and may even increase the risk of dying. Home-dwelling frail older women with depression often receive inadequate treatment or no treatment at all. Therapeutic life review, an intervention based on Erikson's developmental stages, delivered by home care workers (HCWs) with three hours of training, is a cost effective way to enhance mood in these women. Nine HCWs who had implemented therapeutic life review participated in one of two focus groups and reported enhanced moods among their frail older clients.
authors.affiliation: Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, USA. lsymes@mail.twu.edu
authors.forename: Lene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Symes
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mastel-Smith
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hersch
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malecha
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McFarlane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D018577:Homebound Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged