title: Meals on Wheels: exploring potential for and barriers to integrating depression intervention for homebound older adults.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore Meals on Wheels' (MOW) organizational potential for integrating depression screening, referral, and treatment for homebound older adults. In a survey of 164 MOW administrators, MOW's current practice of depression services was examined, and the administrators' perception of MOW's organizational potential was measured focusing on external environment, financial resources, staffing/skills, and values and goals. Only 20 out of 164 MOWs provide depression screening, and 19 provide in-home counseling for their clients, while 86 provide referral services. About 64-72% of MOWs that are not current providers of screening and/or referrals want to provide the services, and 21% of those that are not current providers of in-home counseling want to provide it.
authors: School of Social Work, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712-0358, USA. nchoi@mail.utexas.edu
authors: Namkee G
authors: NG
authors: Choi
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Lee
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D005522:Food Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018577:Homebound Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States