Abstract
Within this literature review, the effectiveness of digital mental health outreach programs for older adults will be examined. With the aging global population continuing to grow larger each year, mental health concerns among older adults have gained more attention than ever. To address these concerns, digital mental health outreach programs have been put in place with the goal of providing older adults with a real person they can regularly talk to and receive advice or recommendations from. This review uses existing research along with tangible real-world experiences to determine the impact these services have on the older adults who utilize them. This review explores the effectiveness of these programs by identifying key findings: improved mental health case identification, reduced feelings of social isolation, and overall improvement in quality of life. Additionally, this review will examine how these programs approach assessing their effectiveness and what they do with that information to make improvements for the future. Throughout this comprehensive analysis of data, this review will provide insight into the world of digital mental health outreach programs for older adults, the effectiveness of them, and highlight the changes for improvement in the future.
College
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Department
Health, Exercise & Rehabilitative Sciences
First Advisor/Mentor
Andrea Rossin
Start Date
4-18-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
4-18-2024 10:00 AM
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
Session
1a=9am-10am
Poster Number
45
Unique Identifier
uploaded digital file - looks like it may already be uploaded to different record. will check
Included in
Digital Mental Health Outreach Program for Older Adults Gavin
Within this literature review, the effectiveness of digital mental health outreach programs for older adults will be examined. With the aging global population continuing to grow larger each year, mental health concerns among older adults have gained more attention than ever. To address these concerns, digital mental health outreach programs have been put in place with the goal of providing older adults with a real person they can regularly talk to and receive advice or recommendations from. This review uses existing research along with tangible real-world experiences to determine the impact these services have on the older adults who utilize them. This review explores the effectiveness of these programs by identifying key findings: improved mental health case identification, reduced feelings of social isolation, and overall improvement in quality of life. Additionally, this review will examine how these programs approach assessing their effectiveness and what they do with that information to make improvements for the future. Throughout this comprehensive analysis of data, this review will provide insight into the world of digital mental health outreach programs for older adults, the effectiveness of them, and highlight the changes for improvement in the future.
