Can volunteer medical visit companions support older adults in the United States?

BACKGROUND: Older adults are encouraged to use Medical Visit Companions (MVCs) for routine medical encounters; however, many vulnerable older adults attend alone or fail to attend. In the absence of available family or friends, community volunteers could potentially fill this gap. We aimed to unders...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sheehan, Orla C., Blinka, Marcela D., Roth, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8052762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33863278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02162-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8052762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33863278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02162-5

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