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The effectiveness of a coordinated preventive care approach for healthy ageing (UHCE) among older persons in five European cities: A pre-post control…

2018

Abstract Background Older persons often have multiple health and social problems and need a variety of health services. A coordinated preventive approach that integrates the provision of health and social care services could promote healthy ageing. Such an approach can be organised differently, depending on the availability and organizational structures in the local context. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of a coordinated preventive care approach in various European settings. Objectives This study explored the effects of a coordinated preventive health and social care approach on the lifestyle, health and quality of life of community-dwelling older persons in five …

GerontologyMaleFrail ElderlyContext (language use)BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita. Javno zdravstvo.Social issueslaw.inventionHealthy Aging03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)Randomized controlled trialCatchment Area HealthlawIntervention (counseling)Activities of Daily LivingPreventive Health ServicesMedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineLife StyleGeneral NursingBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care. Public Health.AgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industry030503 health policy & servicesUrban HealthLonelinessEuropeHealth assessmentQuality of LifePopulation studyFemaleIndependent LivingEuropeFrailtyCoordinated careMultidisciplinaryOlder personsPreventionPre-post controlled trialPrimary caremedicine.symptom0305 other medical sciencebusinessProgram EvaluationInternational journal of nursing studies
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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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The Association between Loneliness and Health Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) among Community-Dwelling Older Citizens

2020

Background: This study aimed to assess the association between loneliness and Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) among community-dwelling older citizens in five European countries. We characterize loneliness broadly from an emotional and social perspective. Methods: This cross-sectional study measured loneliness with the 6-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and HR-QoL with the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey. The association between loneliness and HR-QoL was examined using multivariable linear regression models. Results: Data of 2169 citizens of at least 70 years of age and living independently (mean age = 79.6 &plusmn

MaleGerontologyemotional lonelinessSocial perspectiveCroatiaHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisEmotionsPsychological interventionlcsh:MedicineBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita. Javno zdravstvo.community-dwelling older citizens ; emotional loneliness ; health related quality of life ; loneliness ; social lonelinessArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of life (healthcare)030502 gerontologymedicinehealth related quality of lifelonelinessHumansInterpersonal Relations030212 general & internal medicineAssociation (psychology)AgedNetherlandsBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care. Public Health.Aged 80 and overHealth related quality of lifeGreeceMultivariable linear regressionlcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthLonelinessMean agecommunity-dwelling older citizensUnited KingdomhumanitiesCross-Sectional StudiesSpainQuality of LifeFemalesocial lonelinessIndependent Livingmedicine.symptom0305 other medical sciencePsychology
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