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Integrated Care for Older Patients: Geriatrics

In: Handbook of Integrated Care

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  • Sofia Duque

    (Hospital CUF Descobertas
    University of Lisbon)

  • Lorena Villa-García

    (Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research
    Universitat de Barcelona (UB))

  • Armagan Albayrak

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Tischa Cammen

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Marco Inzitari

    (Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili Hospital and Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research
    Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)

Abstract

Integrated care models for older adults are key to addressing their complex, often coexisting, health, and social needs. In this chapter, we explore their main characteristics and the challenges associated with geriatric care, such as multimorbidity, declining intrinsic capacity, frailty, geriatric syndromes, fragmentation of care, and the role of place of living and informal caregiving. Through examples of successful models, we present strategies that have been shown to reduce service use, improve well-being, and increase older adults and caregiver satisfaction. In addition, evidence is provided on supportive resources and strategies, such as care transitions, intermediate care, home hospitalization, preventive care, and social prescribing. The need to evaluate the impact of these models through patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) is emphasized, and qualitative research is presented. Technology has an essential role in facilitating integrated care, although there are still challenges to its adoption. The importance of user-centered design and human factors is highlighted. Finally, the need to improve in training professionals to provide sustainable and effective integrated care for the older person is emphasized.

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  • Sofia Duque & Lorena Villa-García & Armagan Albayrak & Tischa Cammen & Marco Inzitari, 2025. "Integrated Care for Older Patients: Geriatrics," Springer Books, in: Volker Amelung & Viktoria Stein & Esther Suter & Nicholas Goodwin & Ran Balicer & Anna-Sophia Beese (ed.), Handbook of Integrated Care, edition 0, chapter 53, pages 1011-1035, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-96286-8_40
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-96286-8_40
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