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Directions for effectiveness research to improve health services for late-life depression in the United States

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Hoeft, Theresa J., Hinton, Ladson, Liu, Jessica, Unützer, Jürgen·2016·The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Considerable progress has been made in the treatment of late-life depression over the past 20 years, yet considerable gaps in care remain. Gaps in care are particularly pronounced for older men, certain racial and ethnic minority groups, and those with comorbid medical or mental disorders. We reviewed the peer-reviewed literature and conducted interviews with experts in late-life depression to identify promising directions for effectiveness research to address these gaps in care. We searched the PubMed, PsychInfo, and CINHAL databases between January 1, 1998, through August 31, 2013, using terms related to late-life depression and any of the following: epidemiology, services organization, economics of care, underserved groups including health disparities, impact on caregivers, and interventions. The results of this selective review supplemented by more current recommendations from national experts highlight three priority research areas to improve health services for late-life depression: focusing on the unique needs of the patient through patient-centered care and culturally sensitive care, involving caregivers outside the traditional clinical care team, and involving alternate settings of care. We build on these results to offer five recommendations for future effectiveness research that hold considerable potential to advance intervention and health services development for late-life depression.

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  • Internet-based depression treatment could substantially improve older adults' access to care.

    “The internet offers opportunities for depression treatment that could dramatically impact older adults’ access to care (9).”

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    The Discussion’s recommendations for future research describe computerized and telehealth-supported therapies as ways to deliver late-life depression care and say technology is likely to assist treatment delivery. They do not specifically establish that internet-based treatment could dramatically improve older adults’ access to care; they also note a possible digital divide and call for further research. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  1. [47]Unutzer J Katon W Callahan CM Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 2002 288 2836 2845 12472325
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Authors
Hoeft, T. J., Hinton, L., Liu, J., & Unützer, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Hoeft, Theresa J.
Venue
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-01
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
18-30
ISSN
1064-7481 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1955341976
Cited by
25
References
102
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH073553, T32MH073553)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
geriatric depression, effectiveness research, health services, care gaps, older men, racial and ethnic minorities, comorbidities, health disparities, caregiver involvement, patient-centered care, culturally sensitive care, economics of care
MeSH terms
Aged, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Mental Health Services, Research, United States, Comorbidity, Patient-Centered Care

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