Motivation and Psychotherapy in Older Adults with Care Needs and Depression

Author:

Vathke Claudia1,Kessler Eva-Marie1,Gellert Paul2,O’Sullivan Julie Lorraine2ORCID,Lech Sonia23ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Germany

2. Institute for Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

3. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Abstract. The utilization of psychotherapy for home-living, vulnerable older adults with depression is limited. Understanding patients’ motivation is essential to tailoring psychotherapy to their needs and improving therapeutical efficacy. Based on cross-sectional data obtained from a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial (PSY-CARE study), this study investigated general intake concerns (ICs) and patients’ treatment goals (PTG) of home-living older adults with depression. Data on ICs ( N = 251 older adults interested in participation) were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Data on PTGs ( N = 86 participants receiving psychotherapy) were analyzed quantitatively. Main ICs included reducing depressive symptoms and coping with new (health) situations. PTGs focused on coping with health problems and age-related losses. The results provide clinicians with valuable insights into motivational factors in this vulnerable and hard-to-reach population.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Gerontology

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