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Home visits for prevention of impairment and death in older adults: A systematic review



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  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
  • Scientific Abstract
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2012-12
  • Year Published
    2014
  • Quality Rating
    9/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (23); Canada (12); United Kingdom (9); Netherlands (8); New Zealand (8); Australia (6); Japan (4); Sweden (3); United Kingdom (3); Denmark (2); Finland (2); Taiwan (2); United Kingdom (2); Italy (1); Switzerland (1); United Kingdom (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Availability of services
    Where services are provided
    Site and modality of service delivery
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    (Personal) Support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Grant S, Parsons A, Burton J, Montgomery P, Underhill K, Mayo Wilson E. Home visits for prevention of impairment and death in older adults: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 2014;10(1).
  • DOI
    10.4073/csr.2014.3

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