A Community Treatment Intervention AdVancing Active Treatment in the Elderly (ACTIVATE): A Pilot Study |
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| Authors: | Jo Anne Sirey Charles P. Hannon Debra D'Angelo Katherine Knies |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA jsirey@med.cornell.edu;3. College of Arts and Sciences , Villanova University , Villanova , Pennsylvania , USA;4. Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA;5. Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA |
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| Abstract: | A growing population of older adults receive treatment for depression but remain symptomatic. We report on a feasibility pilot study of an intervention (ACTIVATE) to improve depression care by encouraging the older person to take a step to intensify the existing treatment. Older adults (N = 43) receiving home-meal service and in depression treatment, but still symptomatic, participated in the ACTIVATE intervention. Assessments were conducted to evaluate change in treatment. Many (66.6%) participants took a step to change their treatment; the rate (88.2%) was higher among individuals with major depression. ACTIVATE may be a useful social work intervention to improve depression care. |
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| Keywords: | depression intervention treatment |
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