Hamed, Razan
(2008)
Task Performance of Older Women with Major Depression.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Depression is a serious mental health illness and one of the most burdensome diseases to society. In fact, it is the most costly disease among mental illnesses in the United States (Murray & Lopez, 1997). The assessment of task performance is an important contribution provided by occupational therapists in the care of patients with depression. Such assessment can detect various difficulties experienced by patients. In older patients these difficulties are more complicated due to aging. Examples of difficulties may be failing to dress oneself, inability to take medication on time, and needing assistance in preparing a meal. Factors that underlie these difficulties might be age-related factors (e.g., cognitive and physical impairments), environment-related factors (e.g., novelty of the context in which the task was performed), or depression-related factors (e.g., negative symptoms associated with depression [e.g., loss of motivation]). The purpose of this dissertation is to determine difficulties in task performance experienced by older women with late life depression.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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Date: |
15 July 2008 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
25 April 2008 |
Approval Date: |
15 July 2008 |
Submission Date: |
3 June 2008 |
Access Restriction: |
5 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 5 years. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Rehabilitation Science |
Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Activities of Daily Living (ADL); Depression; Home Visits; Outpatient Clinic; Geriatric Assessment; Task Assessment |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-06032008-133954/, etd-06032008-133954 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:46 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:44 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8000 |
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