Impact of home healthcare on end-of-life outcomes for people with dementia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home healthcare (HHC) comprises clinical services provided by medical professionals for people living at home with various levels of care needs and health conditions. HHC may reduce care transitions from home to acute hospitals, but its long-term impact on homebound people living with dementia (PLWD) towards end-of-life remains unclear. We aim to describe the impact of HHC on acute healthcare utilization and end-of-life outcomes in PLWD.

Methods

Design: Systematic review of quantitative and qualitative original studies which examine the association between HHC and targeted outcomes.

Interventions

HHC.

Participants

At least 80% of study participants had dementia and lived at home.

Measurements

Primary outcome was acute healthcare utilization in

SUBMITTER: Chen PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature