title: Evidence-based health practice: knowing and using what works for older adults.
abstract: Community-based health care agencies are facing demands for improved outcomes, cost-effective programming, and higher customer satisfaction. Implementing evidence-based health interventions and programs can help to address these challenges. This article provides an overview of evidence-based health practice, including the definition and advantages of this approach, other key terms and concepts inherent to evidence-based practice, and the tasks and steps necessary to its implementation. The article concludes with a list of resources to help health care providers learn about, plan, and implement evidence-based health interventions and programs.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Institute on Aging, 720 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Campus Box 1030, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1030, USA. mary_altpeter@unc.edu
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altpeter
authors.forename: Lucinda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Whitelaw
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States