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Improving Mental Healthcare For Older Adults: Community Based Screening For Social And Emotional Loneliness And Major Depressive Disorder, Eunice Kowalczyk
Improving Mental Healthcare For Older Adults: Community Based Screening For Social And Emotional Loneliness And Major Depressive Disorder, Eunice Kowalczyk
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Abstract
Purpose: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a devastating mental health disorder affecting older adults that is often misdiagnosed or untreated due to a lack of screening and the stigma that MDD symptoms are a normal and expected part of aging. The goal of this quality improvement (QI) project was to implement a community-based screening intervention to identify community-dwelling older adults at risk for or suffering from MDD, and facilitate further evaluation and care.
Methods: Participants were community dwelling older adults, age 56 and older, in Massachusetts. Two screening tools were administered in two sites that screened for social and …
Using Mobile Health To Improve Mild Depression Outcomes In Adult Primary Care, Michele Marek
Using Mobile Health To Improve Mild Depression Outcomes In Adult Primary Care, Michele Marek
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Abstract
Background: Mild depression is a common patient complaint in primary care, potentially impairing role function in multiple dimensions, with risk for escalation to severe Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), a chronic, recurring illness with multiple comorbidities at high emotional and economic cost to individuals, families, and society. Barriers to care include lack of access to Mental Health Specialists, financial constraints and stigma, all of which can cause escalation of symptoms to the point of disability and are magnified in underserved populations.
Purpose: The primary goal of this quality improvement (QI) project was to improve depression symptoms using the evidence-based mobile …