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The Prevention for Elderly Persons (PEP) program: a model of municipal and academic partnership to meet the needs of older persons for preventive services
Author(s)David B Reuben, Susan H Hirsch, Janet C Frank
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 11, November 1996
Pagespp 1394-1398
KeywordsHealth [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; Services ; United States of America.
AnnotationThis article describes and evaluates the development of the Prevention for Elderly Persons (PEP) Program. The programme, a joint partnership between a community agency and an academic institution, identifies the preventive needs of community-dwelling older people, uses a customised computerised data management system to generate recommendations, and delivers an intervention designed to improve implementation if these recommendations. During the first 2 years of the programme, 927 persons aged 60 years and over were screened. The most common physician-initiated preventive recommendations were: tetanus booster, aspirin, pneumonia vaccination, and colorectal cancer screening. The most common self-care recommendations were: calcium supplements and breast self examination. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-970812228 A
ClassmarkCC: LK2: I: 7T

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