Economic evaluations likely undervalue the benefits of interventions in populations
receiving both health and social services, such as frail elderly, by measuring only health …

Background This paper describes the methods and results of a systematic review to identify
instruments used to measure quality of life outcomes in older people. The primary focus of …

Background The measurement and valuation of quality of life forms a major component of
economic evaluation in health care and is a major issue in health services research …

Background. An important aim of integrated care for frail elderly is to generate more cost-
effective health care. However, empirical research on the cost-effectiveness of integrated …

Background Limited health care budgets and population aging result in a need to compare
care services on their benefits and costs. Because services for older people often aim to …

Older people (aged 65 years and over) are the fastest growing age cohort in the majority of
developed countries, and the proportion of individuals defined as the oldest old (aged 80 …

Background Integrated care pathways which cover multiple care settings are increasingly
used as a tool to structure care, enhance coordination and improve transitions between care …

Background This paper reports the methods and findings from a systematic review of
economic evaluations conducted in the community aged care sector between 2000 and …

Gaining health may not be the main goal of healthcare services aimed at older people,
which may (also) seek to improve wellbeing. This emphasizes the need of finding …

Objectives To evaluate the cost‐effectiveness of the Geriatric Care Model (GCM), an
integrated care model for frail older adults based on the Chronic Care Model, with that of …