Evaluating an intervention for the elderly at increased risk of suicide
Evaluating an intervention for the elderly at increased risk of suicide
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DOI：
10.1177/104973159800800104
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发表时间：
1998-01-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Judy, L
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作者：
Morrow-Howell, N;Becker-Kemppainen, S;Judy, L
本文介绍了一个评估的链接，加，通过电话提供的社会工作服务的主持下，自杀预防热线机构。本研究针对因忧郁、社会孤立、需求未满足而自杀风险增加的老年人，采用两组随机前后测设计，以检验其有效性。在接受标准危机干预后，31名参与者提供了一个等待名单对照组，而30名参与者接受了立即治疗。在4个月，4个月，个月，社会接触的数量有所改善，并有减少抑郁症的趋势。在8个月的观察中，服务对象在未满足需求方面的测试前分数和测试后分数之间的差异不大，服务对象在接受服务后未满足的需求较少。这种外展策略和电话干预对于治疗患有抑郁症状、社会孤立和需求未得到满足的老年人具有一定的效果。
This article presents an evaluation of Link-Plus, a social work service provided over the telephone under the auspices of a suicide prevention hot line agency. The program targets the elderly at increased risk of suicide by virtue of depression, social isolation, and unmet needs, A two-group pretest-posttest design with randomization was used to rest its effectiveness. After receiving standard crisis intervention, 31 participants provided a wait-list control group, whereas; 30 participants received immediate treatment At 4 months, 4 months, months, the amount of social contact was improved, and there war a trend toward the reduction of depressive symptomatology. At an 8-month observation, the difference between the clients' pretest scores and posttest scores on unmet needs was marginally significant, with clients having fewer unmet needs after receiving services. This outreach strategy and telephone intervention is moderately effective in treating older adults with depressive symptomatology, social isolation, and unmet needs.