Cost-utility analysis of a preventive home visit program for older adults in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most older adults want to live independently in a familiar environment instead of moving to a nursing home. Preventive home visits based on multidimensional geriatric assessment can be one strategy to support this preference and might additionally reduce health care costs, due to the avoidance of costly nursing home admissions. The purpose of this study was to analyse the cost-effectiveness of preventive home visits from a societal perspective in Germany.

Methods

This study is part of a multi-centre, non-blinded, randomised controlled trial aiming at the reduction of nursing home admissions. Participants were older than 80 years and living at home. Up to three home visits were conducted to identify self-care deficits and risk factors, to present recommendations an

SUBMITTER: Brettschneider C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4392621 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature