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Gary Clough

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A coordinated preventive care approach for healthy ageing in five European cities: A mixed methods study of process evaluation components

2019

To evaluate specific process components of the Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE) approach; a coordinated preventive care approach aimed at healthy ageing by decreasing falls, polypharmacy, loneliness and frailty among older persons in community settings of five cities in the United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, the Netherlands and Spain.Mixed methods evaluation of specific process components of the UHCE approach: reach of the target population, dose of the intervention actually delivered and received by participants and satisfaction and experience of main stakeholders involved in the approach.The UHCE approach intervention consisted of a preventive assessment, shared decision-making on a care …

GerontologyMaleFrail Elderlycoordinated careQualitative propertyfrailtycoordinated care ; frailty ; mixed methods study ; nurses ; older persons ; prevention ; primary care ; process evaluationnursesHealthy Agingprimary careprocess evaluation.03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinepreventionBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita.Intervention (counseling)Surveys and QuestionnairesPreventive Health ServicesmedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineGeriatric AssessmentGeneral NursingAgedPolypharmacyAged 80 and over030504 nursingDescriptive statisticsFrailtyLonelinessBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care.Urban HealthLonelinessmixed methods studyFocus groupEuropeCaregiversolder personsPolypharmacyAccidental FallsFemaleIndependent LivingThematic analysismedicine.symptom0305 other medical sciencePsychologyPsychosocialAttitude to HealthJournal of Advanced Nursing
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Longitudinal Association Between Physical Activity and Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2020

Objectives: To examine the longitudinal association between frequency of moderate physical activity (PA) and overall, physical, psychological, and social frailty among community-dwelling older adults older than 70 years. Second, we assessed the association between a 12-month change in frequency of moderate PA and frailty. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Community settings in Spain, Greece, Croatia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Participants: A total of 1735 participants (61.1% female ; mean age = 79.6 years ; SD = 5.5 years). Measurements: The frequency of self-reported moderate PA was measured and classified into two categories: "regular frequency" and "low frequency…

MaleRegular Issue ContentFrail ElderlyPhysical activityClinical Investigationsphysical activityfrailtyphysical frailty03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita.Regular frequencySurveys and QuestionnairesMedicineHumanssocial frailty.030212 general & internal medicineClinical InvestigationLongitudinal StudiesLongitudinal cohortAssociation (psychology)Setting communityExerciseAgedbusiness.industryBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care.Mean ageConfidence intervalEuropefrailty ; physical activity ; physical frailty ; psychological frailty ; social frailty.psychological frailtyFemaleIndependent LivingSelf ReportGeriatrics and Gerontologysocial frailtybusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryDemographyJournal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Evaluation design of Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE): preventive integrated health and social care for communitydwelling older persons in five Eur…

2017

BackgroundOlder persons often have interacting physical and social problems and complex care needs. An integrated care approach in the local context with collaborations between community-, social-, and health-focused organisations can contribute to the promotion of independent living and quality of life. In the Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE) project, five European cities (Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Pallini (in Greater Athens Area), Greece; Rijeka, Croatia; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and Valencia, Spain) develop and implement a care template that integrates health and social care and includes a preventive approach. The UHCE project includes an effect and process evaluation.Meth…

MaleGerontologyIntegrated health and social carePoison controllcsh:GeriatricsBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita. Javno zdravstvo.Suicide preventionOccupational safety and healthStudy Protocol0302 clinical medicinePreventive Health ServicesHealth careMedicine030212 general & internal medicineintegrated careNetherlandsBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care. Public Health.Aged 80 and overGreeceFrailty030503 health policy & servicesIntegrated health and social care ; Prevention ; Frailty ; Older citizens ; Primary care ; Specific pre-post controlled clinical trialPrimary careEuropeurban health centresFemaleIndependent LivingSpecific pre-post controlled clinical trial0305 other medical scienceCroatiaFrail ElderlySocial issueselderly03 medical and health sciencesQuality of life (healthcare)NursingHumansCitiesGeriatric AssessmentAgedOlder citizensbusiness.industrycomplex carePreventionUrban HealthUnited KingdomIntegrated carelcsh:RC952-954.6SpainPrimary careQuality of LifeGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessIndependent living
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