Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Dr. M. V. Govindaswamy Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India.
Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2018 Dec;38:12-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.10.017. Epub 2018 Oct 9.
The rising population of elderly possibly indicates an improvement in the quality of health care in the country at the same time it also point out the responsibility of ensuring quality care. Amidst this, unlike the physical health, mental health in the elderly has not received much attention. Strengthening the capacity of primary health care to deliver effective elder care services is recommended for a developing country like India. In this context, addressing the mental health needs of elderly would be successful if task shifting method is strategically used. The current paper shares the process of manual development for health workers and presents findings of pilot testing in rural Bangalore. The pilot experience observes that this is a useful method of ensuring mental health help to the elderly in the community.
人口老龄化的增加可能表明该国的医疗保健质量有所提高，但同时也指出了确保高质量护理的责任。在这方面，与身体健康不同，老年人的心理健康并没有受到太多关注。印度等发展中国家建议加强基层医疗保健的能力，以提供有效的老年人护理服务。在这种情况下，如果战略性地使用任务转移方法，满足老年人的心理健康需求将会取得成功。本文介绍了为卫生工作者制定手册的过程，并展示了班加罗尔农村试点测试的结果。试点经验表明，这是确保社区老年人获得心理健康帮助的一种有效方法。
