Impact of community-based multidomain preventive health program on healthcare utilisation among elderly persons in Singapore: a propensity score matched and difference-in-differences study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ageing populations present substantial challenges for healthcare systems. Community-based health worker (CHW) interventions for promoting healthy ageing and preventing/managing non-communicable diseases have gained considerable attention in recent years. This study aimed to assess the impacts of a multidomain preventive health initiative delivered by CHWs, specifically the 'My Health Map (MHM)' programme, on participants' health service utilisation using a propensity score matching methodology.

Design, setting and participants

The multidomain MHM programme, which was implemented in Bukit Batok township, encompassed screenings, vaccinations, chronic disease management, counselling and socio-environmental interventions. Individuals, aged ≥40 years old, who received

SUBMITTER: Phng F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448291 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature