A home-based intervention to reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in older African Americans: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-252

  Gitlin, Laura N ^a   Harris, Lynn Fields ^b   Mccoy, Megan C ^b   Chernett, Nancy L ^c   Pizzi, Laura T ^c   Jutkowitz, Eric ^d   Hess, Edward ^e   Hauck, Walter W ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Center in the Park   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Cardiology Department   (United States)

^f Sycamore Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84882237320     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-4-201308200-00005     Document Type: Article

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