Effects of Nurse-Led Multifactorial Care to Prevent Disability in Community-Living Older People: Cluster Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the effects of nurse-led multifactorial care to prevent disability in community-living older people.

Methods

In a cluster randomized trail, 11 practices (n = 1,209 participants) were randomized to the intervention group, and 13 practices (n = 1,074 participants) were randomized to the control group. Participants aged ≥ 70 years were at increased risk of functional decline based on a score ≥ 2 points on the Identification of Seniors at Risk- Primary Care, ISAR-PC. Participants in the intervention group received a systematic comprehensive geriatric assessment, and individually tailored multifactorial interventions coordinated by a trained community-care registered nurse (CCRN) with multiple follow-up home visits. The primary outcome was the participant's

SUBMITTER: Suijker JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4961429 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature