This paper evaluates the introduction of preventive home visits (PHV) for older people in Norway. Their purpose is to support autonomy and independence as well as preventing disability and nursing home admissions. We contribute to the literature by exploiting a natural experiment in Norwegian...

Sowohl gesundheitswissenschaftliche Befunde zur Verteilung und Dynamik von Gesundheitsproblemen als auch Erkenntnisse zur Optimierung von Gesundheitsförderung, Prävention und Krankenbehandlung als auch internationale Vergleiche deuten darauf hin, daß die Potentiale der Pflege - verstanden als...

Despite improvements over the past few decades, Slovak health outcomes remains poor compared with most other OECD countries, even after controlling for differences in per capita income and other social, cultural and lifestyle factors. Disparities in access to care and health outcomes between the...