| Title |
Bishop, Angela Sue_DNP_2022 |
| Alternative Title |
Lift Up, Reach Up: Promoting Depression Care of Older Adults in Assisted Living |
| Creator |
Bishop, Angela Sue |
| Collection Name |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
| Description |
The DNP project was designed to determine if ALF staff could be trained to deliver depression care to older adult residents, resulting in decreased depression symptoms. |
| Abstract |
Depression is prevalent in older adults residing in assisted living facilities (ALF), and facility staff often lack the knowledge to identify and respond to depression symptoms. Also, older adults do not understand treatment options for depression. Purpose: The DNP project was designed to determine if ALF staff could be trained to deliver depression care to older adult residents, resulting in decreased depression symptoms. Methodology: The project provided web-based and in-person training on late-life depression to local ALF staff to improve daily supportive care, including a behavioral activation (BA) group class. Pre-and post-tests assessed staff learning and an exit survey determined the ongoing feasibility of the education. Residents received depression screening, referral services, and inclusion in the group BA class. Depression screening scores were used to determine the benefit of the intervention, and an exit survey assessed the usefulness of the intervention. Results: Data analysis showed a slight increase in staff understanding of depression symptoms in older adults. Depression screening results of the residents participating in the BA class indicated a decrease in depression symptoms. Exit surveys indicated that both groups found the intervention helpful and would continue using this new knowledge in their day-to-day activities. Implications for Practice: Older adults often prefer therapy to medication for depression. This project provides a way to incorporate evidence-based depression care into the daily care received by older adults most often affected by depression. In addition, this intervention could be adapted to community settings, such as senior centers, to provide another referral option for primary care providers caring for this population. |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental; Medical education; Nursing home care; Geriatrics |
| Keywords |
depression in the elderly; depression in assisted living; behavioral activation; depression screening; staff education |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2022 |
| Medium |
Dissertation |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
554 KB; 56 page pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University, Stewart Library Special Collections and University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Doctor of Nursing Practice. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61qp4zh |
| Setname |
wsu_atdson |
| ID |
12103 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s61qp4zh |
