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Erschienen in: European Journal of Ageing 1/2008

01.03.2008 | Original Investigation

Preventive home visits to home-dwelling older people and hospital admissions: a municipality-randomised intervention trial

verfasst von: M. Vass, C. Hendriksen, J. L. Thomsen, E. T. Parner, K. Avlund

Erschienen in: European Journal of Ageing | Ausgabe 1/2008

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Abstract

Preventive home visits to older home-dwelling people have been part of national policy in Denmark since 1996. The aim was to evaluate whether education of home visitors and GPs was associated with hospital admission rates. In a population-based prospective controlled intervention trial in 34 municipalities, intervention municipality visitors received regular education during 3 years and GPs were introduced to a short assessment programme. Participation totalled 4,034 75- and 80-year-old home-dwelling persons, of which 3,132 (78%) had no mobility disability at baseline. Complete data on hospital services were obtained for all participants. No difference was observed in time to first admission between older people living in the intervention municipalities compared with people living in the control municipalities, HR 0.93 (95%CI: 0.85, 1.02, P = 0.17). Duration of first hospital stay was the same in the two groups (7.3 days). The mean number of admissions was not associated with intervention. Accepting and receiving home visits was associated with a reduced risk of hospital admission, HR 0.84 (95%CI: 0.76, 0.92), especially among the initially disabled. Hospital admission rates were associated with functional decline patterns. Persons experiencing catastrophic and progressive decline had the highest risk. Persons experiencing reversible functional decline were more often hospitalised in the intervention municipalities, and fewer persons living in the intervention municipalities experienced progressive decline. Education of primary care professionals was not associated with risk for first hospital admission among all older people living in the community, but may be associated with older people’s different functional decline patterns.
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Metadaten
Titel
Preventive home visits to home-dwelling older people and hospital admissions: a municipality-randomised intervention trial
verfasst von
M. Vass
C. Hendriksen
J. L. Thomsen
E. T. Parner
K. Avlund
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2008
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Journal of Ageing / Ausgabe 1/2008
Print ISSN: 1613-9372
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-9380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-007-0069-x

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