Systematic review of outcomes from home-based primary care programs for homebound older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2243-2251

  Stall, Nathan ^a   Nowaczynski, Mark ^a   Sinha, Samir K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

home based primary care; homebound older adults; house calls

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VETERAN; AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84918815122     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13088     Document Type: Review

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