The short-term effects of an integrated care model for the frail elderly on health, quality of life, health care use and satisfaction with care

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12828166
AutoresWilhelmina Mijntje Looman (Erasmus University Rotterdam, autor de correspondencia), Isabelle Fabbricotti (0000-0003-2369-4781, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Robbert Huijsman (0000-0002-9776-129X, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Año2014
Volumen14
Número4
Páginase034-e034
Fecha de publicación2014-12-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Integrated Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1568-4156 • E-ISSN: 1568-4156
EditorialUbiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5334/ijic.1010
PMID25489294
OpenAlexW1962544763
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas9

In the short term, the integrated care model had a significant effect on the attachment aspect of quality of life. The frail elderly patients were better able to obtain the love and friendship they desire. The use of care did not differ despite the preventive element and the need for assessments followed up with case management in the integrated care model. In the short term, there were no significant changes in health. As frailty is a progressive state, it is assumed that three months are too short to influence changes in health with integrated care models. A more longitudinal approach is required to study the value of integrated care on changes in health and the preservation of the positive effects on quality of life and health care use

District nurse · Family medicine · Health care · Integrated care · Intervention (counseling · Multidisciplinary approach · Quality of life (healthcare · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues