The (cost‐) effectiveness of preventive, integrated care for community‐dwelling frail older people: A systematic review

WM Looman, R Huijsman… - Health & social care in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Integrated care is increasingly promoted as an effective and cost‐effective way to organise
care for community‐dwelling frail older people with complex problems but the question …

Community based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people: systematic review and network meta-analysis

TF Crocker, J Ensor, N Lam, M Jordão, R Bajpai… - bmj, 2024 - bmj.com
Objective To synthesise evidence of the effectiveness of community based complex
interventions, grouped according to their intervention components, to sustain independence …

Implementation of a gerontology nurse specialist role in primary health care: health professional and older adult perspectives

AII King, ML Boyd, L Dagley… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore an innovative primary healthcare gerontology nurse
specialist role from the perspectives of older people and health professionals. Background …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of a gerontology nurse specialist for high needs older people in the community on healthcare utilisation: a controlled before-after study

AII King, ML Boyd, DL Raphael, A Jull - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Nurse-led models of comprehensive geriatric assessment and care
coordination can improve health management as well as reduce hospitalisations for high …

A scoping review of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce disability in older adults

CY Wu, JL Rodakowski, L Terhorst, JF Karp… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Minimizing disability is critical to reduce the costly
health care associated with disability and maintain quality of life into old age. We examined …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of home-based rehabilitation in patients with motor impairment in primary care: a prospective observational study

FA Vega-Ramírez, R López-Liria, G Granados-Gámez… - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background The purpose of health and social policies is to encourage older people more
longevity, remain free of disability and experience quality of life while living in their homes …

[HTML][HTML] Does the shoe really fit? Characterising ill-fitting footwear among community-dwelling older adults attending geriatric services: an observational cross …

B O'Rourke, ME Walsh, R Brophy, S Vallely, N Murphy… - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Falls in older people are common and can result in loss of confidence, fear of
falling, restriction in activity and loss of independence. Causes of falls are multi-factorial …

Preventive interventions to improve older people's health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

L Palapar, JW Blom, L Wilkinson-Meyers… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background Systematic reviews of preventive, non-disease-specific primary care trials for
older people often report effects according to what is thought to be the intervention9s active …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the effect of health assessments on mortality, physical functioning and health care utilisation for women aged 75 years and older

X Dolja-Gore, JE Byles, MA Tavener, CL Chojenta… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Health assessments have potential to improve health of older people. This study compares
long-term health care utilisation, physical functioning, and mortality for women aged 75 …

Primary care variation in rates of unplanned hospitalizations, functional ability, and quality of life of older people

L Palapar, N Kerse, L Wilkinson-Meyers… - The Annals of Family …, 2021 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE To investigate variability in older people's outcomes according to general
practitioner (GP) and practice characteristics in New Zealand and the Netherlands …