MENTAL THERAPY FOR HOUSEBOUND SENIOR ELDERS
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The human being is a dichotomy made up of both material and immaterial parts. God created the two parts and joined them together with harmony for a healthy and quality life. According to the bible, sin caused a disagreement between the two parts. The disharmony between parts caused physical and mental health issues. To come to homeostasis, both mental health and physical health must be fulfilled. Naturally, the human body gets weaker and fragile, with an increase in age. As a result, for the elderly to live a quality life, they need both physical and mental health assistance. In jasper county, there is only one psychiatric unit and two leading hospitals that serve about 89,146 adults, of whom 17,632 are seniors. The jasper mental services mostly serve the patients that go to them more than those who cannot. Several jasper individuals may lack services due to their homebound nature, especially in rural. Therefore, these seniors remain unattended to unless the physical and mental health services are delivered to them in their residents. This research focuses on identifying the impacts of the lack of mental health treatment for housebound seniors in jasper county. The telephone was used to screen the interested participants, and the mental health treatment was evaluated. The participants filled the Penn State worry questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. This study will report the lived experience of homebound seniors in the rural areas in jasper county impacted by the lack of mental health therapy services.
Keywords: Homebound, mental health, senior elders, rural
| # | Author (Year) | Sample | Method | Measures | Key Outcomes |
| Lived experience of homebound seniors in rural areas | |||||
| 1 | Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015 | 458 participants | Study sample comparing the senior housebound adults who had access to mental therapy clinics to those who lacked the clinic services.
| Penn State worry questionnaire Demographic Questionnaire | Rural senior housebound adults were reported to have beliefs concerning mental health, where the majority endorsed the feeling that they should not need help. Several others explained a lack of confidence with the mental health providers. The personal beliefs interfered with many participants and hindered them from seeking the help they required. |
| 2 | J Neurosci Rural Pract, 2019 | Various | Systematic Review of the Literature | N/A | Rural housebound adults’ mental care in Jasper county is problematic, especially with the economic crisis and scarce resources. For essential service provision to the senior homebound adults, there should be an introduction of specialized teams to ensure they reach out to majority individuals who need help in the rural. |
| 3 | Brizer 1993 | 204 Participants | Survey/ self-evaluation report | Mental health questionnaire | In this research, it showed that the majority of the housebound elders only received physical health services while only a small number had exposure to mental health services. Lack of mental health services, however, has impacts on emotional instability among the elderly, thus affecting their productivity and effectiveness in their daily activities. |
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Pract, J. N. (2019). Mental health care delivery for older adults in rural: unmet needs. PMC. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6906103/
Psychiatry, A. J. (2015, June 17). Barriers To Mental Health Treatment In Rural Older Adults. PMC. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663185/
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