Nurse-led home visitation programme to improve health-related quality of life and reduce disability among potentially frail community-dwelling older people in general practice: A theory-based process evaluation

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Stijnen, Mandy M N ^a   Jansen, Maria W J ^a,b   Duimel Peeters, Inge G P ^a,c   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^d,e  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b South Limburg Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; General practice; Geriatric assessment; Home visit; Mixed methods; Practice nurse; Primary care; Process evaluation; Program implementation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PRACTICE; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964315829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-014-0173-x     Document Type: Article

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