A literature review to explore integrated care for older people
Open Access
- 14 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by Ubiquity Press, Ltd. in International Journal of Integrated Care
- Vol. 5 (1), e17
- https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.119
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. <brKeywords
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