In-home preventive comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) reduces mortality-A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 639-644

  Frese, Thomas ^a   Deutsch, Tobias ^a   Keyser, Melanie ^a   Sandholzer, Hagen ^a  

^a Leipzig Medical School   (Germany)

Author keywords

General practice; Geriatric assessment; In home assessment; Mortality; Nursing home admission; Preventive

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IN HOME PREVENTIVE COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 84865637385     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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