Evaluating an intervention program for the elderly
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The effectiveness of mental health group experiences on senior citizen center participants needing such services was assessed through a quasi-experiment involving 68 MH group participants and 31 comparison cases judged not in need to MH services. The evidence indicated substantial increases in social and nonsocial activity, morale, and self-satisfaction. Senior center personnel provided corroborative observations. The changes were such that by the conclusion of the group sessions the "experimentals" had come to function at a level that was indistinguishable from their comparison group. By contrast, 18 elderly needing such mental health services, but attending senior centers where services were unavailable, showed no improvement or declined over time
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In the mental health counselling group study, participants enjoyed more new activities and rediscovered old activities compared with an untreated comparison group at post-intervention.
“Participants enjoyed more new activities and rediscovered old activities when compared with an untreated comparison group at post-intervention.”
From Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review (2011) · cites this paper as [76]
In the mental health counselling group study, the authors reported no reduction in social isolation and non-significant trends suggesting a protective effect on perceived health and morale compared with controls at follow-up.
“The authors reported no reduction in social isolation and non-significant trends suggesting a protective effect on perceived health and morale compared with controls at follow-up.”
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Nine out of 11 (82%) interventions delivered by health and social care professionals reported at least one beneficial effect.
“compared with nine out of 11 (82%) interventions delivered by health and social care professionals [13,52,56,60,65,69,70,76,81].”
From Interventions targeting social isolation in older people: a systematic review (2011) · cites this paper as [76]
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- Authors
- Rosen, C. E., & Rosen, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Georgia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rosen, Catherine E.
- Venue
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Published
- 1982
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-33
- ISSN
- 0010-3853 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2789
- OpenAlex
- W1966610604
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Community Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Keywords
- older adults, senior centers, program effectiveness, social activity, morale, self-satisfaction, community mental health services, intervention evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Mental Disorders, Community Mental Health Centers, Counseling, Female, Georgia, Humans, Male, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Psychotherapy, Group, Self Concept, Social Isolation, Socioeconomic Factors
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