Specifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions for older people with frailty or at risk of frailty: An exploratory systematic review

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Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

Not reported
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

6/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Canada (4); Netherlands (4); USA (4); Denmark (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); Mexico (1); Sweden (1); Switzerland (1); UK (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Canada (4); Netherlands (4); USA (4); Denmark (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); Mexico (1); Sweden (1); Switzerland (1); UK (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

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)

Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
Theme

Optimal aging
Health promotion/primary prevention
Domain

Sectors
Home care
Public health
Providers
Physicians
Generalist
Specialist
Nurse
Allied health professional
Lay/community health worker

Publication details

Citation

Gardner B, Jovicic A, Belk C, Kharicha K, Iliffe S, Manthorpe J, et al. Specifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions for older people with frailty or at risk of frailty: An exploratory systematic review. BMJ Open. 2017;7(2):e014127.
DOI

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014127

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