Effects of a home visiting program for older people with poor health status: A randomized, clinical trial in the Netherlands

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-404

  Bouman, Ans ^a   Van Rossum, Erik ^a   Ambergen, Ton ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis ^a   Knipschild, Paul ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community care; Frail older people; Geriatric assessment and follow up; Health visiting; Home visiting

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149105550     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01565.x     Document Type: Article

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