Elements of integrated care approaches for older people: a review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed an Integrated Care for Older People approach to guide health systems and services in better supporting functional ability of older people. A knowledge gap remains in the key elements of integrated care approaches used in health and social care delivery systems for older populations. The objective of this review was to identify and describe the key elements of integrated care models for elderly people reported in the literature.

Design

Review of reviews using a systematic search method.

Methods

A systematic search was performed in MEDLINE and the Cochrane database in June 2017. Reviews of interventions aimed at care integration at the clinical (micro), organisational/service (meso) or health system (macro)

SUBMITTER: Briggs AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892746 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature