Effectiveness of a Proactive Primary Care Program on Preserving Daily Functioning of Older People: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1779-1788

  Bleijenberg, Nienke ^a   Drubbel, Irene ^a   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^a   Dam, Hester ten ^a   Zuithoff, Nicolaas P A ^a   Numans, Mattijs E ^b   de Wit, Niek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

daily functioning; nurse led care program; older people; primary care; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY FUNCTIONING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 84987779506     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14325     Document Type: Article

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