Assessment and management of elderly people in the community: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Conditions

Gerentology Not Applicable Primary care

Barkhausen T, Junius-Walker U, Hummers-Pradier E, Mueller CA, Theile G.

2015-01-2224 citations

Silke Metzelthin, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Luc de Witte, A.W. Ambergen, Sjoerd Hobma et al. (7 authors)

BMJ2013-09-10166 citations

Fletcher AE, Price GM, Ng ES, Stirling SL, Bulpitt CJ, Breeze E, Nunes M, Jones DA, Latif A, Fasey NM, Vickers MR, Tulloch AJ.

2004-11-0196 citations

Brief health interview/detailed health assessment. Postal/lay interviewer/practice nurse. Primary care team/multidisciplinary geriatric team.

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria: All people on the GP register eligible for the over 75 check in the year following practice randomisation and training.

Exclusion criteria: Patients in long stay care, Nursing Homes or patients who are terminally ill.

Measure	Time frame
Mortality, hospital and institutional admissions, quality of life (in a random sample of 24 practices) and use of services (in a random cross sectional samples measures at different time periods).	—

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

United Kingdom

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