Combining volunteers and primary care teamwork to support health goals and needs of older adults: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Health TAPESTRY (Health Teams Advancing Patient Experience: STRengthening QualitY) intervention was designed to improve primary care teamwork and promote optimal aging. We evaluated the effectiveness of Health TAPESTRY in attaining goals of older adults (e.g., physical activity, productivity, social connection, medical status) and other outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial between January and October 2015 in a primary care practice in Hamilton, Ontario. Older adults were randomized (1:1) to Health TAPESTRY (n = 158) or control (n = 154). Trained community volunteers gathered information on people's goals, needs and risks in their homes, using electronic forms. Interprofessional primary care teams reviewed summari

SUBMITTER: Dolovich L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6509035 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature