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Efficacy of virtual interventions for reducing symptoms of depression in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review

Zahra Goodarzi · Jayna Marie Holroyd-Leduc · Dallas Peter Seitz · Zahinoor Ismail · Julia G. Kirkham · Pauline Wu +7 more

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Digital Mental Health Interventions Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Technology Use by Older Adults

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BACKGROUND: Older adults experience symptoms of depression, leading to suffering and increased morbidity and mortality. Although we have effective depression therapies, physical distancing and other public health measures have severely limited access to in-person interventions. OBJECTIVE: To describe the efficacy of virtual interventions for reducing symptoms of depression in community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN: Systematic review. SETTING: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Libraries, PsycINFO, and gray literature from inception to July 5, 2021. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTIONS: We included randomized trials (RCTs) comparing the efficacy of virtual interventions to any other virtual intervention or usual care in community-dwelling adults ≥60 years old experiencing symptoms of depression or depression as an outcome. MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcome was change in symptoms of depression measured by any depression scale. RESULTS: We screened 12,290 abstracts and 830 full text papers. We included 15 RCTs (3100 participants). Five RCTs examined persons with depression symptoms at baseline and ten examined depression as an outcome only. Included studies demonstrated feasibility of interventions such as internet or telephone cognitive behavioral therapy with some papers showing statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: There is a paucity of studies examining virtual interventions in older adults with depression. Given difficulty in accessing in-person therapies in a pandemic and poor access for people living in rural and remote regions, there is an urgent need to explore efficacy, effectiveness, and implementation of virtual therapies.

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