The effectiveness of preventive home visits on resilience and health-related outcomes among community dwelling older adults: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of preventive home visits (PHVs) in enhancing resilience and health-related outcomes among older adults living in the community.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted in nine databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Emcare, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library. The search was undertaken between March 15 and 31, 2022 with subsequent updates performed on October 15, 2023 and April 10, 2024. This review also included grey literature sourced via Google, Google Scholar and backward citation searches.

Results

Out of 5,621 records, 20 articles were found to meet the inclusion criteria with a total of 8,035 participants involved and the mean age ranged from 74.0 to 84.4 year

SUBMITTER: Ramli DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11216600 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature