Facing Frailty: Exploring the Effectiveness of Integrated Care for Frail Older People

Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University, 2018, ISBN 978-94-6361-178-7This thesis aimed to explore the (cost-)effectiveness of preventive, integrated care for community-dwelling frail older people. The first part of this thesis focused on the effectiveness and cost-effect...

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Published inInternational journal of integrated care Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 13
Main Author Looman, Willemijn M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paterna Ubiquity Press 01.08.2019
Subjects
Aging
Consortia
Cost analysis
cost-effectiveness
effectiveness
frail older people
Frailty
Geriatrics
integrated care
Integrated delivery systems
Intervention
Latent class analysis
Older people
prevention
Primary care
Quality of life
R&D
Research & development
Systematic review
Netherlands
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Summary:Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University, 2018, ISBN 978-94-6361-178-7This thesis aimed to explore the (cost-)effectiveness of preventive, integrated care for community-dwelling frail older people. The first part of this thesis focused on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a specific preventive integrated care intervention, the Walcheren Integrated Care Model (WICM). The second part of this thesis critically reflected on the concepts and methodologies used to explore the (cost-)effectiveness of integrated care for frail older people. This second part included a systematic review and an exploration of the effectiveness of integrated care for six profiles of frail older people.
ISSN:1568-4156
1568-4156
DOI:10.5334/ijic.4736