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Published on: January 26, 2019

Nurse home visit programs for the elderly.

Karen Dorman Marek¹, Carol Dean Baker

¹UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Wisconsin, USA.

Annual Review of Nursing Research

|November 3, 2006

Summary

Nurse home visits for older adults can reduce healthcare costs without compromising clinical outcomes. This review explores factors influencing the effectiveness of these vital nursing services.

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Nursing Science
Health Services Research

Background:

Nurses are primary healthcare providers in home settings.
Nurse home visit programs exhibit significant diversity.
Understanding program effectiveness is crucial for optimizing elder care.

Purpose of the Study:

To review factors influencing the effectiveness of nurse home visit programs for older adults.
To organize findings using Donabedian's Quality Assessment Model (structure, process, outcome).

Main Methods:

Systematic review of 60 home visit studies.
Inclusion criteria: nurse-led intervention, home-delivered, comparison group.
Analysis organized by Donabedian's model components.

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Main Results:

Nurse home visits demonstrate complex variables influencing effectiveness.
Many studies reported lower healthcare costs in intervention groups.
Clinical outcomes were either improved or unchanged for intervention groups.

Conclusions:

Nurse home visit programs are effective for older adults.
These programs offer potential for cost savings and maintained/improved health outcomes.
Further research into optimizing program structure and process is warranted.