Strategies and Outcomes of Age-Friendly Health System Implementation in Outpatient Settings: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The Age-Friendly Health System (AFHS) movement has spread widely in recent years, with nearly 5000 healthcare organizations across the country recognized as Age-Friendly. Despite this broad recognition, there is little focus on how AFHS are implemented and the impact of implementation. The objectives of this study were to describe the strategies employed to support AFHS implementation in outpatient settings and to identify the measures used to evaluate implementation and effectiveness. We conducted a systematic review of literature from multiple databases spanning 2015 to March 2024, identified eligible studies using predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria, and extracted key data (eg, study design, study population, implementation strategies, outcomes/measures). We identified ten eligible

SUBMITTER: Howe RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature