How to Perform a Preplanned Process Evaluation for Complex Interventions in Geriatric Medicine: Exemplified With the Process Evaluation of a Complex Falls-Prevention Program for Community-Dwelling Frail Older Fallers

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 331-336

  Reelick, Miriam F ^a   Faes, Miriam C ^a   Esselink, Rianne A J ^a   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,b   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Complex intervention; Geriatrics; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79956276360     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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