Waterworth et al (2015) Recognising low mood and depression in older patients

Question 1

Design

Answer 1

Qualitative study informed by a constructivist grounded theory approach

Question 2

Method

Answer 2

In-depth telephone interviews

Question 3

Final sample number

Answer 3

40 nurses, 5+ years experience

Question 4

Important factors to recognise low mood as per nurses interviews

Answer 4

Being alert, knowing the patient over a period of time, asking questions, offering opinions, providing time to listen

Question 5

Which specific strategies could the nurse incorporate into their practice to help patients.

Answer 5

Providing information about medication, motivational interviewing, goal setting and suggesting relaxation therapy.

Question 6

Which strategies were found to be more effective than antidepressants in patients without severe depression?

Answer 6

Building on nurse-patient relationships that were already present in primary care, and introducing a nurse telehealth support system.

Question 7

Limitations

Answer 7

Participants were self-selecting and as such. Both the district nurse and heart failure samples are small. The views expressed by the nurses are self-reports and may not represent actual practice, or how older people would view that practice.