Proactive healthcare for frail elderly persons: study protocol for a prospective controlled primary care intervention in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The provision of healthcare services is not dedicated to promoting maintenance of function and does not target frail older persons at high risk of the main causes of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a proactive medical and social intervention in comparison with conventional care on a group of persons aged 75 and older selected by statistical prediction.

Methods and analysis

In a pragmatic multicentre primary care setting (n=1600), a prediction model to find elderly (75+) persons at high risk of complex medical care or hospitalisation is used, followed by proactive medical and social care, in comparison with usual care. The study started in April 2017 with a run-in period until December 2017, followed by a 2-year contin

SUBMITTER: Marcusson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538001 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature