Evaluation of Peer-to-Peer Support and Health Care Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The vast majority of older adults desire to age in their communities, and it is not clear what helps them be successful at aging in place.

Objective

To investigate the comparative effectiveness of community-designed and community-implemented peer-to-peer (P2P) support programs vs standard community services (SCS) to promote health and wellness in at-risk older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This comparative effectiveness study involved a longitudinal cohort of adults aged 65 years and older conducted between 2015 and 2017. The setting was 3 communities in which community-based organizations delivered P2P services to older adults in California, Florida, and New York. Participants in the P2P group and in the SCS group were matched at enrollment int

SUBMITTER: Jacobs EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739125 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature