Addressing safety risks in integrated care programs for older people living at home: a scoping review

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Activities, interventions and tools used in integrated care programs to address risks on different domains of safety

	ABLE	CAPABLE	Guided Care	Restorative Home Care	Carewell	Embrace	FIT	U-Profit	Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone	Home-Based Case Management	SpitexPlus
Activities targeting client functioning
Assessment of risks and needs	X		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
Evidence based guidelines and protocols to address risks and needs			X	X	X	X	X	X			X
Proactive risk management	X		X	X		X				X	X
Activities targeting client behaviour
Training in disease and symptom management			X			X					X
Training in medication management		X								X
Training in functional performance	X	X		X						X
Education about potential problems and risks	X			X		X			X	X	X
Counselling in how to cope with problems and risks		X		X	X				X		X
Activities targeting the social environment
Education and counselling for caregivers			X	X
Access to community resources			X						X	X
Activities targeting the physical environment
Aids and assistive devices	X			X						X
Adjustments and repairs in the home	X	X		X						X
Activities targeting health and social care management
Medication reviews		X		X	X					X
Coordination activities within care teams		X		X	X	X				X
Case management during care transitions			X		X	X	X			X
Training on specific aspects of safety			X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X

Abbreviations: ABLE Advancing Better Living for Elders, CAPABLE Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders, FIT Functioning in Transition
Note: empty cells indicate that this type of activity was not reported in the identified literature as being part of the integrated care program

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