Combining volunteers and primary care teamwork to support health goals and needs of older adults: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Lisa Dolovich, Doug Oliver, Larkin Lamarche, Lehana Thabane, Ruta Valaitis, Gina Agarwal, Tracey Carr, Gary Foster, Lauren E. Griffith, Dena Javadi,

Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2019 · 65 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

Health TAPESTRY did not improve the primary outcome of goal attainment but showed signals of shifting care from reactive to active preventive care. Further evaluation will help in understanding effective components, costs and consequences of the intervention. <b>Trial registration:</b> ClinicalTrials.gov, no. NCT02283723.

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