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La Perception des Professionnels de la Santé Mentale Quant à la Prestation Aux Personnes Âgées du Nouveau-Brunswick des Services de Consultation en Santé Mentale

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1993

Abstract

The present survey examines the barriers associated with the delivery of mental health services to the elderly as perceived by mental health professionals. The sample consisted of 139 professionals of the New Brunswick Mental Health Commission. The results reveal that the mean percentage of elderly clients in the practice of mental health professionals is low. The percentage of elderly clients in the practice of mental health professionals was positively correlated with training in gerontology. The attitudes of the respondents toward the elderly were either positive or neutral rather than negative. In addition, the results show that the barriers perceived by the professionals to explain the low utilization rates differ in order of importance from those acknowledged by the elderly. The lack of human resources was identified as the major barrier to the development of specific consultation services to the elderly. Finally, the implications of these results for the development of mental health consultation services for the elderly are examined.

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La présente étude vise à clarifier la perception des professionnels de la santé mentale quant à la prestation aux personnes âgées des services de consultation en santé mentale. Les résultats révèlent que le pourcentage moyen des personnes âgées constituant la pratique des professionnels de la santé mentale est faible. L'échantillon est composé de 139 professionnels rattachés à la Commission de la santé mentale du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le pourcentage de personnes âgées constituant la pratique des professionnels de la santé mentale est positivement associé à la formation en gérontologie de ces derniers. Les résultats indiquent, d'une part, que les professionnels de la santé mentale ont une attitude positive ou neutre plutôt que négative envers les personnes âgées. D'autre part, l'ordre d'importance des obstacles au recours aux services de consultation que perçoivent les professionnels différe de celui qu'établissent les personnes âgées. La plupart des professionnels ont mentionné le manque de ressources humaines comme empêchement majeur au développement des services de consultatio en santé mentale. Enfin, la présente étude examine les conséquences de ces résultats sur le développement des services de consultation aux personnes âgées.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 12Number 1April 1993
Pages: 97 - 110

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Version of record online: 2 Mai 2009

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Paul Bourque
Université de Moncton
Louis Blanchard
Université de Moncton

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