Health and social care of home-dwelling frail older adults in Switzerland: a mixed methods study

Health and social care of home-dwelling frail older adults in Switzerland: a mixed methods study

Abstract Background Home-dwelling frail older adults are often faced with multimorbidity and complex care needs, requiring health and social care systems that support frail older adults to age in place. The objective of this paper was to investigate the types of formal health and social care as well...

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Main Authors: Olivia Yip, Suzanne Dhaini, Jan Esser, Flaka Siqeca, Maria Jose Mendieta, Evelyn Huber, Andreas Zeller, Sabina De Geest, Mieke Deschodt, Franziska Zúñiga, Leah L. Zullig, Heather A. King, the INSPIRE consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Delivery of healthcare, integrated
Community-care
Frail elderly
Social support
Formal and informal care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03552-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03552-z

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