A Hope Intervention Compared to Friendly Visitors as a Technique to Reduce Depression among Older Nursing Home Residents

• Main Authors: Donna M. Wilson (Author), Alexandra Marin (Author), Param Bhardwaj (Author), Bonnie Lichlyter (Author), Amy Thurston (Author), Deepthi Mohankumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Depression is common among older persons. An experimental study was undertaken to test the impact of a four-week hope program on depressed nursing home residents. Residents aged 65 or older, who met the criteria for this pilot study and agreed to participate, were randomly assigned to (a) an interve...