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Randomized Controlled Trial of Problem-Solving Therapy for Minor Depression in Home Care

Zvi D. Gellis

State University of New York at Albany, Gellis{at}albany.edu

Jean McGinty

St. Peter's Hospital & Home Health Care, Albany, New York

Lynda Tierney

St. Peter's Hospital & Home Health Care, Albany, New York

Cindy Jordan

St. Peter's Hospital & Home Health Care, Albany, New York

Jean Burton

St. Peter's Hospital & Home Health Care, Albany, New York

Elizabeth Misener

Albany Medical College, New York

Objective: Data are presented from a pilot research program initiated to develop, refine, and test the outcomes of problem-solving therapy that targets the needs of older adults with minor depression in home care settings. Method: A pilot randomized clinical trial compares the impact of problem-solving therapy for home care to treatment as usual in a sample of older, medically ill home care patients. Compared with 32 older home care participants randomized to the treatment as usual condition, 30 older home care participants in an intervention condition received brief problem-solving therapy. Results: Outcome data suggest significant improvements in depression symptomatology and problem-solving abilities after problem-solving therapy for home care, relative to treatment as usual. The experimental group was also more satisfied with treatment as compared to the control condition. Conclusion: Authors discuss results in terms of the "real-world" social work applicability of this psychosocial treatment for late-life depression.

Key Words: problem solving therapy • depression • randomized trial • elderly

This version was published on November 1, 2008

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 18, No. 6, 596-606 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731507309821
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