Course Description
Course Description:
Depression and anxiety can impact an older adult’s daily life in a distressing way. Diminishing occupational performance and satisfaction is evident when the older adult becomes physically unwell, expresses hopelessness, and demonstrates social isolation by separation from family, friends, and day-to-day tasks. The ultimate outcome of these disorders can be intentional or unintentional loss of life. Suicide rates in older adult Caucasian men are among the highest in the United States, largely as a result of the lethality of the method chosen (e.g., firearms; Conejero et al., 2018). These sad and alarming facts emphasize the need for occupational therapy practitioners and other healthcare professionals to be aware that the older adults they encounter in various healthcare, social, and other community venues may be significantly affected by behavioral health problems and issues.
Contact Hours: 3
Target Audience:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
Depression is the most prevalent mental health disorder among older adults. Depression occurs in 18.4% of the older adult population compared to 4.7% in the general adult (18 years and older) population (National Center for Health Statistics, 2020; Villarroel & Terlizzi, 2020). Although the occurrence of a depressive episode may increase as a person ages, it is imperative for healthcare providers to acknowledge it occurs outside the normal aging process (Blazer, 2009; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors [CDC & NACDD], 2020a, 2020b; CDC, 2021; World Health Organization [WHO] a, 2017). Similar to depression, anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders effecting Americans (CDC & NACDD, 2020a, 2020b; CDC, 2021; National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2018b). Approximately one-half of older adults who have been diagnosed with major depression are also diagnosed with anxiety (Anxiety and Depression Association of America [ADAA], 2021).
Professional Objectives:
- Recognize the types of anxiety and depressive disorders in older adults, identifying the effects on occupational performance.
- Design appropriate strategies for the treatment of depression and anxiety in older adults, encompassing effective screening tools for occupational therapy practitioners.
- Describe evidence-based treatments for depression in older adults, and the role of occupational therapy practitioners in these interventions.
- Utilize evidence-based occupational therapy approaches to facilitate treatment in older adults with depression and anxiety disorders.
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Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Sara Story is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Sara Story, OTD, OTR/L, BCG, CAPS
Sara Story, OTD, OTR/L, BCG, CAPS, is an occupational therapy faculty member at Spalding University. Dr. Story has 11 years of experience working with older adults. She serves on the Greater Louisville Aging in Place Alliance. Her interests, presentations, and publications include geriatric community-based therapy in utilizing technology to enhance outcomes in older adults, fall prevention, community mobility, and home modification and safety in underserved rural communities. Dr. Story is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and is Board Certified in Gerontology from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
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