Johanna De Almeida Mello1, Kirsten Hermans2, Chantal Van Audenhove2, Jean Macq3, Anja Declercq4. 1. LUCAS, Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven Belgium, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Johanna.mello@med.kuleuven.be. 2. LUCAS, Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven Belgium, Leuven, Belgium. 3. Faculty of Public Health, Université Catholique de Louvain, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium. 4. LUCAS, Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven Belgium, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: anja.declercq@med.kuleuven.be.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: This systematic review describes the use of the interRAI Home Care (interRAI HC) instrument, an internationally validated comprehensive geriatric assessment, as a base for the evaluation of home care projects. Because of the evidence base of the instrument and its widespread use, researchers can make a thorough evaluation of projects and interventions in home care and can also have insight in international comparisons. The aim of this systematic review is to identify research that evaluates interventions in the home care setting using this comprehensive geriatric assessment and to describe these evaluations and report the results of the use of this instrument. DESIGN: Two independent reviewers constructed a comprehensive list of Medical Subject Headings, which was designed for 5 explicit categories: (1) interventions; (2) evaluation; (3) home care; (4) interRAI HC; and (5) older person. A systematic literature search was then performed in the main electronic databases Web of Science, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, PsycInfo, and CINAHL for the years 1990 to 2013. SETTING: Home care. MEASUREMENTS: Studies were described and the following information was extracted from the articles: mean age and proportion of gender of participants; sample size; location of the study; goal of the study; main findings; main limitations; and results of the evaluation of the interRAI HC instrument. RESULTS: A total of 349 articles were identified. Eighteen studies met our inclusion criteria describing 18 interventions in home care evaluated with the interRAI HC instrument. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review can help researchers to plan evaluation of interventions in home care. The interRAI HC instrument proves to be a comprehensive tool to measure outcomes and can serve as an evaluation instrument for interventions. It can also be used as an intervention itself, when caregivers use the tool and its outcome measures to implement a care plan.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: This systematic review describes the use of the interRAI Home Care (interRAI HC) instrument, an internationally validated comprehensive geriatric assessment, as a base for the evaluation of home care projects. Because of the evidence base of the instrument and its widespread use, researchers can make a thorough evaluation of projects and interventions in home care and can also have insight in international comparisons. The aim of this systematic review is to identify research that evaluates interventions in the home care setting using this comprehensive geriatric assessment and to describe these evaluations and report the results of the use of this instrument. DESIGN: Two independent reviewers constructed a comprehensive list of Medical Subject Headings, which was designed for 5 explicit categories: (1) interventions; (2) evaluation; (3) home care; (4) interRAI HC; and (5) older person. A systematic literature search was then performed in the main electronic databases Web of Science, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, PsycInfo, and CINAHL for the years 1990 to 2013. SETTING: Home care. MEASUREMENTS: Studies were described and the following information was extracted from the articles: mean age and proportion of gender of participants; sample size; location of the study; goal of the study; main findings; main limitations; and results of the evaluation of the interRAI HC instrument. RESULTS: A total of 349 articles were identified. Eighteen studies met our inclusion criteria describing 18 interventions in home care evaluated with the interRAI HC instrument. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review can help researchers to plan evaluation of interventions in home care. The interRAI HC instrument proves to be a comprehensive tool to measure outcomes and can serve as an evaluation instrument for interventions. It can also be used as an intervention itself, when caregivers use the tool and its outcome measures to implement a care plan.
Authors: Bouke W Hepkema; Lydia Köster; Edwin Geleijn; Eva VAN DEN Ende; Lara Tahir; Johan Osté; Bernard Prins; Nathalie VAN DER Velde; Hein VAN Hout; Prabath W B Nanayakkara Journal: PLoS One Date: 2022-06-09 Impact factor: 3.752