TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression training in nursing homes
T2 - Lessons learned from a pilot study
AU - Smith, Marianne
AU - Stolder, Mary Ellen
AU - Jaggers, Benjamin
AU - Liu, Megan Fang
AU - Haedtke, Chris
N1 - Funding Information:
1. The CD-based training program was developed, disseminated statewide, and evaluated by faculty of the Iowa Geriatric Education Center and The University of Iowa College of Nursing with grant funding from the Wellmark Foundation (2007–2008). The program is available for purchase from the IGEC at www.medicine.uiowa.edu/igec/ 2. Handouts and other materials contain depression-specific content. Abbreviated titles are provided here for brevity.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Late-life depression is common among nursing home residents, but often is not addressed by nurses. Using a self-directed CD-based depression training program, this pilot study used mixed methods to assess feasibility issues, determine nurse perceptions of training, and evaluate depression-related outcomes among residents in usual care and training conditions. Of 58 nurses enrolled, 24 completed the training and gave it high ratings. Outcomes for 50 residents include statistically significant reductions in depression severity over time (p < 0.001) among all groups. Depression training is an important vehicle to improve depression recognition and daily nursing care, but diverse factors must be addressed to assure optimal outcomes.
AB - Late-life depression is common among nursing home residents, but often is not addressed by nurses. Using a self-directed CD-based depression training program, this pilot study used mixed methods to assess feasibility issues, determine nurse perceptions of training, and evaluate depression-related outcomes among residents in usual care and training conditions. Of 58 nurses enrolled, 24 completed the training and gave it high ratings. Outcomes for 50 residents include statistically significant reductions in depression severity over time (p < 0.001) among all groups. Depression training is an important vehicle to improve depression recognition and daily nursing care, but diverse factors must be addressed to assure optimal outcomes.
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U2 - 10.3109/01612840.2012.723798
DO - 10.3109/01612840.2012.723798
M3 - Article
C2 - 23369120
AN - SCOPUS:84873345996
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 34
SP - 90
EP - 102
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 2
ER -
