JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Review Meta Analysis
Home visits to prevent nursing home admission and functional decline in elderly people: systematic review and meta-regression analysis.
The effects of home visitation programs to prevent functional decline in elderly persons have been inconsistent, and the value of these programs is controversial. ⋯ Preventive home visitation programs appear to be effective, provided the interventions are based on multidimensional geriatric assessment and include multiple follow-up home visits and target persons at lower risk for death. Benefits on survival were seen in young-old rather than old-old populations.