The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home-based, nurse-led health promotion for older people: a systematic review.

Background: In older age, reduction in physical function can lead to loss of independence, the need for hospital and long-term nursing or residential home care, and premature death. Home-visiting programmes for older people, carried out by nurses and other health-care professionals (e.g. occupationa...

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Main Authors: P Tappenden, F Campbell, A Rawdin, R Wong, N Kalita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2012-04-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta16200