Self-management of depression and anxiety amongst frail older adults in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study.
Pushpa NairKate WaltersSu AwRebecca GouldKalpa KharichaMarta College BuszewiczRachael FrostPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Developing services and sources of information that support and facilitate key therapeutic components of self-management, which align with older adults' preferred coping styles and take into account levels of frailty, may be a way of supporting frail older people waiting for mental health treatments or those who prefer not to access these. Greater awareness of anxiety and how it can be self-managed in frail older people is needed.