Informal antidepressant strategies for nursing home residents: two group concept mapping studies.

To identify and structure potential informal antidepressant strategies that can be used in daily practice for nursing home residents alongside formal treatments. In a first Group Concept Mapping study, residents, relatives, and professional caregivers ( Six clusters emerged for strategies by residents themselves and five clusters for strategies by others. For residents' strategies, the clusters The results indicated the importance of social connectedness, a personalized and positive approach by significant others, and tailored activity programs. The results also suggest that adaptations to the physical environment within nursing homes may be an easy applicable strategy to prevent or alleviate depression in residents. Although more research is needed, these findings may guide daily practice and the development of interventions that include informal strategies. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2057427 .