Unravelling complex primary care programmes to maintain independent living in older people: a systematic overview

Complex interventions are criticized for being a ‘black box’, which makes it difficult to determine why they succeed or fail. Recently, nine proactive primary care programmes aiming to prevent functional decline in older adults showed inconclusive effects. The aim of this study was to systematically unravel, compare and synthesize the developm ent and evaluation of nine primary care programs within a controlled trial to further improve the development and evaluation of complex interventions.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - December 28, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: L.C. Smit, M.J. Schuurmans, J.W. Blom, I.N. Fabbricotti, A.P.D. Jansen, G.I.J.M. Kempen, R. Koopmans, W.M. Looman, R.J.F. Melis, S.F. Metzelthin, E.P. Moll van Charante, M.E. Muntinga, F.G.H. Ruikes, S.L.W. Spoorenberg, J.J. Suijker, K. Wynia, J. Gusseklo Source Type: research