There is limited and inconsistent evidence on the effectiveness of preventive home visits to the elderly

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Professor A. John Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Home Visits ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Home Visits

scholarly journals Health team for the elderly: a feasibility study for preventive home visits

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 242-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berit Seiger Cronfalk ◽  
Astrid Fjell ◽  
Nina Carstens ◽  
Lars Malvin Kvinge Rosseland ◽  
Arvid Rongve ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Multiprofessional Team ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
Health Team

The aim was to describe the development, utilization and feasibility of a model of preventive home visits, in an urban and a rural municipality in Norway. Background Older people >65 years will rise significantly in coming years. Increased age is associated with risk of disability, illness and need for public health services. Preventive home visits is assumed to help older people to maintain their functional level longer, delaying disease and thus delaying the need for health care. Method Descriptive explorative design describing the development, utilization and feasibility of preventive home visits in two different settings. All 77-year-old persons living at home in an urban municipality and all 75 years and older in a rural municipality were invited to participate. A questionnaire including a substantial number of tests concerning; fall, nutrition, polypharmacy and cognitive impairment was used by Health Team Nurses as base for a risk assessment. Pilot studies were conducted to validate the questionnaire including an inter-rater reliability study of the risk assessment tool. A multiprofessional team, Health Team for the Elderly met each week to evaluate risk assessments and make recommendations to be sent to each respective general practitioner. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. In total, 167 persons (109 from the urban municipality and 58 from the rural municipality) participated, corresponding to 60% of the approached individuals. The mean time for the visits was 108 minutes (SD 20). Missing data were identified for; Do you feel safe in your municipality (17.5%) and Are you looking forward to ageing (11.4%). In total, 36 persons (21.7%) were identified with increased risk for developing illness. We suggest that a structured model of preventive home visits and collaboration between highly specialized health care professionals are important factors for reliable health promoting risk assessments of elderly home dwellers.

Cost effectiveness of preventive home visits to the elderly

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Kronborg ◽  
Mikkel Vass ◽  
Jørgen Lauridsen ◽  
Kirsten Avlund
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Home Visits

Design of a Dutch Study to Test Preventive Home Visits to the Elderly

1991 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 185???188 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIK VAN ROSSUM ◽  
CARLA FREDERIKS ◽  
HANS PHILIPSEN ◽  
JEANETTE KIL-VAN LIEROP ANTON MANTEL ◽  
JACOB PORTENGEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Visits ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
Dutch Study

Effects of preventive home visits to the elderly

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Author(s):  
Marie-Josee Maes ◽  
Jvo Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Home Visits ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Home Visits

District nurses’ preventive home visits to 75-year-olds: An opportunity to identify factors related to unsafe medication management

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 786-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annica Lagerin ◽  
Axel C. Carlsson ◽  
Gunnar Nilsson ◽  
Jeanette Westman ◽  
Lena Törnkvist
Keyword(s):  
Medication Management ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Preventive Home Visits ◽  
District Nurses
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