Should care managers for older adults be located in primary care? A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-92

  Parsons, Matthew ^a,b   Senior, Hugh ^c   Kerse, Ngaire ^a   Chen, Mei Hua ^a   Jacobs, Stephen ^a   Vanderhoorn, Stephen ^a   Anderson, Craig ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aging in place; care manager; case managers; coordinated care; institutional care; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862907468     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03763.x     Document Type: Article

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