Chapter 4
Table 4.1 Number and type of interventions included in reviews Type of intervention
Number of reviews
Complex Comprehensive geriatric assessment
3
Preventative home visits by healthcare professionals
9
Integrated service delivery/case management
3
Falls prevention
17
Specific Exercise
15
Nutritional needs (one review of exercise also included nutrition)
3
Medication review
2
Telecare/telehealth
5
Social integration
3
Vision screening
2
Total
62
The following documents were identified in the grey literature as relevant to the aims of the scan although not all contain review level information: • World Health Organization (WHO). Active Ageing Framework Policy (2002) (27) • Healthy Ageing. A Challenge for Europe (2007) (64) • Policies for Healthy Ageing (2009) (3) • Proven Strategies to Improve Older People’s Health (1999) (3) • The Health and Wellbeing of Older People in Scotland (2001) (32) • What is the Effectiveness of Home Visiting or Home-based Help Support for Older People? (69) • The Effectiveness of Domiciliary Health Visiting: A Systematic Review of International Studies and a Selective Review of the British literature (70) • Older People Living in the Community-Nutritional Need, Barriers and Interventions: A Literature Review (71) • Scoping Exercise on Fallers’ Clinics (72) • Telecare: A Crucial Opportunity to Help Save Our Health and Social Care System. Yeandle (2009) (5) • Case-Managing Long Term Conditions: What Impact Does it Have in the Treatment of Older People? (73) • Telecare: A Rapid Review of the Evidence. A Report Prepared for the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority 2005–2008 (74) • Building an Evidence Base for Successful Telecare Implementation: Updated Report of the Evidence Working Group of the Telecare Policy Collaborative (17) • Up and About. Pathway for Prevention and Management of Falls and Fragility Fractures. Quick Reference Guide 2010 (75) • Medical Advisory Secretariat. Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series 2008 (76)
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