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

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2014
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (8); Canada (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (8); Canada (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Skill mix - Communication & case discussion between distant health professionals
    Where care is provided
    Outreach
    With what supports is care provided
    ICT that support individuals who receive care
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Home care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalist
    Specialist
    Nurse
    Caregivers
Publication details
  • Citation
    Stall N, Nowaczynski M, Sinha SK. Systematic review of outcomes from home-based primary care programs for homebound older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014.
  • DOI
    10.1111/jgs.13088

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