The Practice of Geriatrics: Specialized Geriatric Programs and Home Visits

Home visits have a long history in geriatrics. In this narrative review, the literature on home visits performed by specialists in geriatric medicine (or psychiatry) and/or specialized programs in geriatric medicine (or psychiatry) published between January 1988 and December 2008 was examined. The p...

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Autor principal: Hogan, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2011
Materias:
Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23251306
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description Home visits have a long history in geriatrics. In this narrative review, the literature on home visits performed by specialists in geriatric medicine (or psychiatry) and/or specialized programs in geriatric medicine (or psychiatry) published between January 1988 and December 2008 was examined. The papers reviewed were few and inconsistent in their message. The lessons that can be derived from them are limited. Draft recommendations about the role of home visiting by specialized geriatric programs in Canada are presented.
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spelling pubmed-35163412012-12-18 The Practice of Geriatrics: Specialized Geriatric Programs and Home Visits Hogan, David B. Can Geriatr J Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis Home visits have a long history in geriatrics. In this narrative review, the literature on home visits performed by specialists in geriatric medicine (or psychiatry) and/or specialized programs in geriatric medicine (or psychiatry) published between January 1988 and December 2008 was examined. The papers reviewed were few and inconsistent in their message. The lessons that can be derived from them are limited. Draft recommendations about the role of home visiting by specialized geriatric programs in Canada are presented. Canadian Geriatrics Society 2011-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3516341/ /pubmed/23251306 Text en © 2011 Author(s). Published by the Canadian Geriatrics Society. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivative license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use and distribution, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short The Practice of Geriatrics: Specialized Geriatric Programs and Home Visits
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