The Effects of Group Work With Institutionalized Elderly Persons

DUYAN V., Sahin-Kara G., Duyan G. C., Ozdemir B., Megahead H. A.

RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, vol.27, no.3, pp.366-374, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/1049731516654572
  • Journal Name: RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.366-374
  • Keywords: aging, nursing homes, social work with groups, geriatric depression, psychosocial functioning, GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, OLDER-ADULTS, RELIABILITY, SYMPTOMS, VERSIONS, CARE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This research article aims to measure the effects of group therapy on institutionalized elderly in terms of reducing depression and improving psychosocial functioning.