Improving Quality of Life in Diverse Rural Older Adults: A Randomized Trial of a Psychological Treatment
Scogin F, Morthland M, Kaufman A, Burgio L, Chaplin W, Kong G. Improving Quality of Life in Diverse Rural Older Adults: A Randomized Trial of a Psychological Treatment. Psychology And Aging 2007, 22: 657-665. PMID: 18179286, DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.4.657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyOlder adultsPsychological symptomsDiverse Rural Older AdultsMinimal support control conditionEvidence-based treatmentsRural older adultsPsychological treatmentQuality of lifeCBT participantsDisadvantaged sampleLife domainsControl conditionBehavioral variablesResearch therapistsParticipantsAdultsGeriatric health careGreater improvementEfficacy findingsLow resourcesAcceptable deliveryTherapistsHealth careAfrican Americans