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Ability for self-care in urban living older people in southern Norway
(Journal article, 2012)Background: The number of older people living in urban environments throughout the world will increase in the coming years. There is a trend in most European countries towards improved health among older people, and increased ... -
An integrative research review of preventive home visits among older people – is an individual health resource perspective a vision or a reality?
(Journal article, 2009)This study has two aims: (i) to explore and evaluate the health‐promoting effect of preventive home visit (PHV) by analysing the activities conducted during the PHV and the reported results, and (ii) to critically analyse ... -
Complex interventions to improve physical function and maintain independent living in elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article, 2008)Background: In old age, reduction in physical function leads to loss of independence, the need for hospital and long-term nursing-home care, and premature death. We did a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of ... -
Comprehensive discharge follow-up in patients homes by GPs and district nurses of elderly patients
(Journal article, 2010)Objectives: Many hospital admissions are due to inappropriate medical treatment, and discharge of fragile elderly patients involves a high risk of readmission. The present study aimed to assess whether a follow-up programme ... -
Effectiveness Of Home Based Support For Older People: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
(Journal article, 2001)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of home visiting programmes that offer health promotion and preventive care to older people. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies of home visiting. PARTICIPANTS: ... -
Effects of intensive home visiting programs for older people with poor health status: A systematic review
(Journal article, 2008)Background: Home visiting programs have been developed aimed at improving the health and independent functioning of older people. Also, they intend to reduce hospital and nursing home admission and associated cost. A ... -
Effects of preventive home visits on older people's use and costs of health care services: A systematic review
(Journal article, 2016)Introduction: The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCT) concerning effectiveness of preventive home visit (PHV) programs on older people's use and costs of ... -
Effects of preventive home visits to elderly people living in the community: systematic review
(Journal article, 2000)Objective: To assess the effects of preventive home visits to elderly people living in the community. Design: Systematic review. Setting: 15 trials retrieved from Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane controlled trial register. ... -
Effects of self-management support programmes on activities of daily living of older adults: A systematic review
(Journal article, 2016)Background: The ability of older adults to carry out activities of daily living and to adapt and to manage their own life decreases due to deterioration of their physical and cognitive condition. Nurses and other health ... -
Effekten av forebyggende hjemmebesøk til eldre
(Journal article, 2013)Bakgrunn: Forebyggende hjemmebesøk til eldre er et tilbud i flere kommuner. Effekt av besøkene på funksjon, innleggelse i institusjon og dødelighet er vurdert før, og resultatene varierer. Effekt på egenopplevd helse og ... -
Elderly persons in the risk zone. Design of a multidimensional, health-promoting, randomised three-armed controlled trial for "prefrail" people of 80+ years living at home
(Journal article, 2010)Background The very old (80+) are often described as a "frail" group that is particularly exposed to diseases and functional disability. They are at great risk of losing the ability to manage their activities of daily ... -
Enhancing the scoping study methodology: a large, inter-professional team’s experience with Arksey and O’Malley’s framework
(Journal article, 2013)Background: Scoping studies are increasingly common for broadly searching the literature on a specific topic, yet researchers lack an agreed-upon definition of and framework for the methodology. In 2005, Arksey and O'Malley ... -
For whom is a health-promoting intervention effective? Predictive factors for performing activities of daily living independently
(Journal article, 2016)Background Health-promoting interventions tailored to support older persons to remain in their homes, so-called "ageing in place" is important for supporting or improving their health. The health-promoting programme "Elderly ... -
Forebyggende hjemmebesøk til eldre - erfaringer og utfordringer
(Journal article, 2015)Ålesund kommune har systematisk gjennomført forbyggende hjemmebesøk siden 2001 og er en av de kommunene i landet som har lengst erfaring når det gjelder denne formen for tilbud til eldre. Hensikten med denne artikkelen er ... -
Forebyggende hjemmebesøk til eldre. Utbredelse, diffusjonsprosesser og spredning
(Journal article, 2015)Bakgrunn: Forebyggende hjemmebesøk til eldre (FHB) har fått økende helsefaglig og helsepolitisk oppmerksomhet de seneste årene. Det eksisterer internasjonalt en omfattende forskning omkring tjenestetilbudets effekt og ... -
Health-promoting interventions for persons aged 80 and older are successful in the short term-results from the randomized and three-armed Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone study
(Journal article, 2012)Objectives: To examine the outcomes of the Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone study, which was designed to evaluate whether it is possible to delay deterioration if a health-promoting intervention is made when an older adult ... -
Helsefremmende hjemmebesøk til friske eldre - "Den gode samtalen"
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Home Visits to Prevent Nursing Home Admission and Functional Decline in Elderly People: Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis
(Journal article, 2002)CONTEXT: The effects of home visitation programs to prevent functional decline in elderly persons have been inconsistent, and the value of these programs is controversial. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of preventive ... -
How Do Older Persons Understand the Purpose and Relevance of Preventive Home Visits? A Study of Experiences after a First Visit
(Journal article, 2014)The aim of this study was to explore and describe older persons’ experiences of their first Preventive Home Visit. Preventive Home Visits (PHV) are health services that aim to promote older persons' health, prevent functional ...