Variation in the health outcomes associated with frailty among home care clients: relevance of caregiver distress and client sex

Variation in the health outcomes associated with frailty among home care clients: relevance of caregiver distress and client sex

Abstract Background The identification of contextual factors that modify associations between client frailty and their health and service use outcomes is essential for informed home health care and policy planning. Our objective was to examine variation in the associations between frailty and select...

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Main Authors: Colleen J. Maxwell, Michael A. Campitelli, Christina Diong, Luke Mondor, David B. Hogan, Joseph E. Amuah, Sarah Leslie, Dallas Seitz, Sudeep Gill, Kednapa Thavorn, Walter P. Wodchis, Andrea Gruneir, Gary Teare, Susan E. Bronskill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Home care
Frailty
Caregiver distress
Sex
Gender
Nursing home
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0899-8

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