TY - JOUR
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Cognitive Therapy/methods
KW - Female
KW - Frail Elderly/psychology
KW - Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Patient Education as Topic/methods/organization & administration
KW - Patient Participation/psychology
KW - Patient-Centered Care/standards
KW - Primary Health Care/methods
KW - Problem Solving
KW - Quality of Health Care
KW - Self Care/methods/psychology
KW - Social Work/organization & administration
AU - S. Enguidanos
AU - Coulourides Kogan
AU - B. Keefe
AU - S. M. Geron
AU - L. Katz
A1 - 
AB - This article describes problems identified by older primary care patients enrolled in Problem Solving Therapy (PST), and explores factors associated with successful problem resolution. PST patients received 1 to 8, 45-min sessions with a social worker. Patients identified problems in their lives and directed the focus of subsequent sessions as consistent with the steps of PST. The 107 patients identified 568 problems, 59% of which were resolved. Most commonly identified problems included health related issues such as need for exercise or weight loss activities, medical care and medical equipment needs, home and garden maintenance, and gathering information on their medical condition. Problems identified by patients were 2.2 times more likely to be solved than those identified by a health care professional. Using PST in primary care may facilitate patients in addressing key health and wellness issues.
BT - Journal of gerontological social work
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 3
CY - England
DO - 10.1080/01634372.2011.552939
IS - 3
JF - Journal of gerontological social work
N2 - This article describes problems identified by older primary care patients enrolled in Problem Solving Therapy (PST), and explores factors associated with successful problem resolution. PST patients received 1 to 8, 45-min sessions with a social worker. Patients identified problems in their lives and directed the focus of subsequent sessions as consistent with the steps of PST. The 107 patients identified 568 problems, 59% of which were resolved. Most commonly identified problems included health related issues such as need for exercise or weight loss activities, medical care and medical equipment needs, home and garden maintenance, and gathering information on their medical condition. Problems identified by patients were 2.2 times more likely to be solved than those identified by a health care professional. Using PST in primary care may facilitate patients in addressing key health and wellness issues.
PP - England
PY - 2011
SN - 1540-4048; 0163-4372
SP - 276
EP - 291
EP - 
T1 - Patient-centered approach to building problem solving skills among older primary care patients: problems identified and resolved
T2 - Journal of gerontological social work
TI - Patient-centered approach to building problem solving skills among older primary care patients: problems identified and resolved
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 21462059
U3 - 10.1080/01634372.2011.552939
VL - 54
VO - 1540-4048; 0163-4372
Y1 - 2011
ER -