Effects of an advanced practice nurse in-home health consultation program for community-dwelling persons aged 80 and older

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2223-2231

  Imhof, Lorenz ^a   Naef, Rahel ^a   Wallhagen, Margaret I ^b   Schwarz, Jürg ^c   Mahrer Imhof, Romy ^a  

^a ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

advanced practice nursing; community nursing; fall prevention; health consultation; home visit; hospitalization; oldest old

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWITZERLAND; TELECONSULTATION; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84870984063     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12026     Document Type: Article

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