Can support workers from AgeUK deliver an intervention to support older people with anxiety and depression? a qualitative evaluation

• Main Authors: Kingstone, Tom, Bartlam, Bernadette, Burroughs, Heather, Bullock, Peter, Lovell, Karina, Ray, Mo, Bower, Peter, Waheed, Waquas, Gilbody, Simon, Nicholls, Elaine, Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Depression; DRNTU::Science::Medicine; Anxiety
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105753; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48730
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Anxiety and depression often co-exist. These disorders are under-diagnosed and under-treated, specifically among older people, and lead to increased use of health and social care services and raised mortality. Older people report a reluctance to present to their GP with depression or anx...