Problem-Solving Therapy for Depressed, Low-Income Homebound Older Adults: Qualitative Interviews With the Participants

older adults ’ experience of telehealth problem-solving therapy (tele-PST) and aging-service case managers ’ (CMs’) experience/perception of client-level personal barriers to accessing psychotherapy in general and PST specifically. Design and Methods: The study sample consisted of 42 homebound older adults who participated in the feasibility and efficacy trial of tele-PST and com-pleted 36-week follow-up assessments and 12 CMs of a large home-delivered meals program who referred their clients to the tele-PST trial. In-depth interviews with the older adults and written feed-back and focus group discussions with the CMs pro-vided the data. Results: Older adults reported a high rate of approval of PST procedures an