Factors associated with good health among older persons who received a preventive home visit: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The ageing population is increasing worldwide, and this trend is bringing challenges both for the older person and for society. In order to meet the challenges a comprehensive approach is needed involving both health promotion and risk prevention. The preventive home visit is a public health intervention used around the world with the purpose of promoting health and preventing risk among older persons. However, most preventive home visits are focused on questions asking about risks. In order to strengthen the health promotion perspective during the preventive home visits, factors associated with good health need to be identified. The aim of this study was therefore to determine which factors were associated with good self-rated health among older persons who received preventive

SUBMITTER: Nivestam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7227102 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature