Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation

Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? A qualitative evaluation

Abstract Background Anxiety and depression often co-exist. These disorders are under-diagnosed and under-treated, specifically among older people, and lead to increased use of health and social care services and raised mortality. Older people report a reluctance to present to their GP with depressio...

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Main Authors: Tom Kingstone, Bernadette Bartlam, Heather Burroughs, Peter Bullock, Karina Lovell, Mo Ray, Peter Bower, Waquas Waheed, Simon Gilbody, Elaine Nicholls, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Anxiety
Depression
Older adults
General practice
Primary care
Third sector services
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-0903-1

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