Journal article
Health promotion for frail older home care clients
Abstract
AIM: This paper reports a study evaluating the comparative effects and costs of a proactive nursing health promotion intervention in addition to usual home care for older people compared with usual home care services alone.
BACKGROUND: An ageing population, budget constraints and technological advances in many countries have increased the pressure on home care resources. The result is a shift in nursing services from health promotion to meet …
Authors
Markle-Reid M; Weir R; Browne G; Roberts J; Gafni A; Henderson S
Journal
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 381–395
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2006
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03817.x
ISSN
0309-2402