Mental health status of home care elders in Michigan
Mental health status of home care elders in Michigan
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/47.4.528
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发表时间：
2007-08-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Conwell, Yeates
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作者：
Li, Lydia W.;Conwell, Yeates
目的：本研究描述了密歇根州社区生活体弱老人的心理健康状况，并确定了容易出现心理健康问题的个人亚组。设计和方法：我们分析了从密歇根州两个社区长期护理项目的老年人（N = 18，939）中收集的基线评估数据。结果如下：结果显示，40.5%的被调查者有精神障碍，39.6%的被调查者使用精神药物，24.5%的被调查者可能患有抑郁症，1.4%的被调查者有自残的想法或企图。虚弱的老年人是白色，年轻，女性，以及那些经历更多的痛苦，疾病负担，认知障碍，和日常生活的工具活动的限制，更容易出现心理困扰。影响：社区生活的体弱老人非常需要心理卫生保健。
Purpose: This study describes the mental health status of community-living frail elders in Michigan and identifies subgroups of individuals who are vulnerable to mental health problems. Design and Methods: We analyzed the baseline assessment data collected from older adults who were admitted to two community-based long-term-care programs in Michigan (N = 18,939). Results: Results show that 40.5% of the individuals in the sample have recognized mental disorders, 39.6% use psychotropic medications, 24.5% have probable depression, and 1.4% have self-injury thoughts or attempts. Frail elders who are White, younger, and female-as well as those who experience more pain, disease burden, cognitive impairment, and limitations in instrumental activities of daily living-are more prone to psychological distress. Implications: Mental health care is greatly needed by community-living frail elders.