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. 2005:5:e17.
doi: 10.5334/ijic.119. Epub 2005 Jan 14.

A literature review to explore integrated care for older people

Jan Reed  1 , Glenda Cook, Sue Childs, Brendan McCormack
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A literature review to explore integrated care for older people

Jan Reed et al. Int J Integr Care. 2005.

Abstract

Purpose: This paper reports on some of the findings of a literature review commissioned to explore integrated care for older people.

Methods: The process of revising included finding and selecting literature from multidisciplinary sources, and encompassed both published papers and 'grey' literature, i.e. material which had not been reviewed for publication.

Results: The study found that thinking has moved on from a focus on the problems of accessing services to exploring ways in which they may function in an integrated way.

Conclusions: The study shows how thinking on integrated care for older people has developed, and knowledge of micro, mezzo and macro strategies is now more available.

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