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Growing old at home – Evaluation of preventive home visits to reduce the number of falls and to preserve the quality of life

Luck, T.; Gentzsch, K.; Motzek, T.; Sesselmann, Y.; Fleischer, S.; Roling, G.; Beutner, K.; Heinrich, S.; Koenig, H.; Behrens, J.; Riedel-Heller, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2011 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1

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Zeitschrift
Das Gesundheitswesen
Autor:innen
Luck, T.; Gentzsch, K.; Motzek, T.; Sesselmann, Y.; Fleischer, S.; Roling, G.; Beutner, K.; Heinrich, S.; Koenig, H.; Behrens, J.; Riedel-Heller, S.
Ausgabe
Heft 8/09 / 2011
Jahrgang 73
Seiten
1 bis 1
Erschienen: 2011-09-01 13:00:00
ISSN
0941-3790
DOI
10.1055/s-0031-1283537

Zusammenfassung

Einleitung/Hintergrund: Preventive home visits offer the possibility to preserve self-supply and self-care skills, to enhance the family care, to connect to formal care services, and thus to avoid or delay institutionalization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive home visits to reduce the number of falls and to preserve health-related quality of life. Daten und Methoden: The study was designed as a prospective multi-center randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomized to an intervention group (n=150) and a control group (n=155). The control group received usual care.…

Schlagworte

präventive Hausbesuche Sturzreduktion Lebensqualität geriatrische Bewertung randomisierte kontrollierte Studie Intervention Home Care Services Falls Quality of Life Geriatric Assessment Randomized Controlled Trials Aged Das Gesundheitswesen