title: [The preventive home visit--possibilities for geriatric preventive care].
abstract: The major goals of preventive care in the elderly is not to prolong life, but to optimize quality of life, to preserve independence and to prevent the onset of disability. Not only the disease itself, but also extra- and intra-individual risk factors play an outstanding role in the process of disablement. Prevention in old age consists of identification and modification of these risk factors. Studies have shown that preventive in-home visits with annual geriatric assessments can result in reduced nursing home stay and improved functional status. This article summarizes the practical approach for conducting preventive in-home visits with multidimensional geriatric assessments.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum Geriatrie-Rehabilitation Zieglerspital Bern.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gerber-Glur
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Stuck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome