Journal article
The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Home-Based Nursing Health Promotion for Older People: A Review of the Literature
Abstract
Despite the large potential role that community nurses have in providing individualized health promotion to older people, there is a lack of consensus in the literature regarding this role's effectiveness and efficiency. This article presents a literature review and synthesis of 12 randomized controlled trials selected from 344 published studies on preventive home visitation programs for older people. The findings suggest that a diversity of …
Authors
Markle-Reid M; Browne G; Weir R; Gafni A; Roberts J; Henderson SR
Journal
Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 531–569
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
10 2006
DOI
10.1177/1077558706290941
ISSN
1077-5587