Impacts of case management for frail elderly people: A qualitative study

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-95

  Sheaff, Rod ^a   Boaden, Ruth ^b   Sargent, Penny ^c   Pickard, Susan ^d   Gravelle, Hugh ^d   Parker, Stuart ^e   Roland, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE FINDING; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; ENGLAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING HOMES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 65349118784     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.007142     Document Type: Article

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