title: [Are preventive home visits to the elderly by district nurses sensible? The debate in The Netherlands and research abroad].
abstract: There has been a tradition of preventive home visiting to the elderly by Public Health Nurses for quite a time. There is no agreement as to the effect of these visits; until now no study has been performed on this topic in the Netherlands. Studies from other countries suggest a positive effect: viz. a reduction in mortality and hospital admissions. Recommendations for a replication study in the Netherlands are made.
authors.affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Vakgroep Epidemiologie en Gezondheidszorgonderzoek.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: van Rossum
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Frederiks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003718:Denmark; D006760:Hospitalization; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D009426:Netherlands; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D011897:Random Allocation; D014852:Wales
vernacular_title: Heeft preventief ouderenbezoek door wijkverpleegkundigen zin? De Nederlandse discussie en buitenlands onderzoek.