Title |
Preventive home visits and health – experiences among very old people
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-378 |
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Authors |
Lina Behm, Synneve Dahlin Ivanoff, Lena Zidén |
Abstract |
As more people reach older age, there is a growing interest in improving old person's health, activity, independence and social participation, thereby adding quality to the extended years. Preventive home visits (PHV) programs for old people have received much attention in recent decades. A large body of research shows mixed effects, and argues that a home visit is a complex social process influenced by numerous factors. To evaluate the impact of PHV, as well as making decisions on whether, how, and to whom the service should be provided, requires a deeper understanding of PHV than we have now. Consequently, the aim of the study was to describe the variations in older people's (80+) experiences of a single preventive home visit and its consequences for health. |
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