Abstract
The increasing aging population creates many challenges for countries around the world. Keeping this population healthy to prevent frailty and functional decline requires a stronger focus on health promotion and disease prevention. Maximization of well-being and quality of life of older adults can occur if determinants of health are addressed and preventive behaviors are supported. Primary care based preventive visits such as the Medicare annual wellness visit can be used with older adults to enhance health promotion efforts. A scoping review of studies was conducted to identify current evidence concerning the impact of this visit on preventive practices, risk reduction and lifestyle behavior changes for community-dwelling older adults. A total of 11 studies were included in this review. Preventive services use outcomes including vaccinations and screenings were most frequently reported. Visits such as these can provide a platform for development of strategies to provide ongoing support for health promotion efforts.
Keywords
Aging, health promotion, healthy lifestyle, nursing, primary health care, primary prevention, quality of life, risk reduction behavior
Date of this Version
7-27-2019
DOI
10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.06.001
Recommended Citation
Simpson VL, Kovich M. Outcomes of primary care-based Medicare annual wellness visits with older adults: A scoping review. Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.). 2019 Nov - Dec,40(6):590-596. DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.06.001. PMID: 31256904.
Comments
This is the accepted manuscript of Simpson VL, Kovich M. Outcomes of primary care-based Medicare annual wellness visits with older adults: A scoping review. Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.). 2019 Nov - Dec,40(6):590-596. DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.06.001. PMID: 31256904.