TY - JOUR
T1 - A Community Treatment Intervention AdVancing Active Treatment in the Elderly (ACTIVATE)
T2 - A Pilot Study
AU - Sirey, Jo Anne
AU - Hannon, Charles P.
AU - D'Angelo, Debra
AU - Knies, Katherine
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 30 April 2011; accepted 18 November 2011. The authors thank study participants and the research staff on the ACTIVATE project. Support provided by a grant from the CITRA P30 AG022845 (PI Pillemer) and R01 MH079265 (PI Sirey). Address correspondence to Jo Anne Sirey, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - A growing population of older adults receive treatment for depression but remain symptomatic. We report on a feasibility pilot study of an intervention (ACTIVATE) to improve depression care by encouraging the older person to take a step to intensify the existing treatment. Older adults (N = 43) receiving home-meal service and in depression treatment, but still symptomatic, participated in the ACTIVATE intervention. Assessments were conducted to evaluate change in treatment. Many (66.6%) participants took a step to change their treatment; the rate (88.2%) was higher among individuals with major depression. ACTIVATE may be a useful social work intervention to improve depression care.
AB - A growing population of older adults receive treatment for depression but remain symptomatic. We report on a feasibility pilot study of an intervention (ACTIVATE) to improve depression care by encouraging the older person to take a step to intensify the existing treatment. Older adults (N = 43) receiving home-meal service and in depression treatment, but still symptomatic, participated in the ACTIVATE intervention. Assessments were conducted to evaluate change in treatment. Many (66.6%) participants took a step to change their treatment; the rate (88.2%) was higher among individuals with major depression. ACTIVATE may be a useful social work intervention to improve depression care.
KW - depression
KW - intervention
KW - treatment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863833300&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01634372.2011.644029
DO - 10.1080/01634372.2011.644029
M3 - Article
C2 - 22783956
AN - SCOPUS:84863833300
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 55
SP - 382
EP - 391
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 5
ER -