Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment: Back to the Future A Randomized Study of a Multidisciplinary Program to Intervene on Geriatric Syndromes in Vulnerable Older People Who Live at Home (Dutch EASYcare Study)
Background. The effectiveness of community-based geriatric intervention models for vulnerable older adults is controversial. We evaluated a problem-based multidisciplinary intervention targeting vulnerable older adults at home that promised efficacy through better timing and increased commitment of patients and primary care physicians. This study compared the effects of this new model to usual care. Methods. Primary care physicians referred older people for problems with cognition, nutrition, behavior, mood, or mobility. One hundred fifty-one participants (mean age 82.2 years, 74.8% women) wer... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: MEDICAL SCIENCES |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28583651 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/63/3/283 |