Abstract
Introduction
The housebound population are growing in number, with a large proportion living rurally or in coastal areas, which increases the risks of isolation and health inequalities. This population are an under researched and underserved group (Public Health England, 2019). Being unable to leave the home is a factor for living in the poorest of health, which contributes to advancing levels of frailty, Curtis et al (2018). Considering the current focus of empowerment to ‘age well’ (NHS England Long Term Plan, 2019), a granular understanding of community focused ageing well interventions is the focus of this review to empower clinicians to ‘make every contact count’ (NHS England 2020).
Method
A narrative evidence review of findings has been completed entitled ‘ageing well interventions to improve and maintain independent living for community housebound populations.’ The review was registered with PROSPERO international prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD 42022371047) and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Data screening was undertaken by two reviewers at each stage to ensure accuracy, quality, and reliability.
Results
The results have identified key health interventions designed and delivered by community clinicians, including benefits of exercise, medication review, oral health, and health empowerment to improve outcomes for the housebound population. The results have outlined a total of twenty-nine outcome measures, which have been examined intrinsically and extrinsically to explore greatest impact for housebound health.
Conclusion
At the time of the Autumn conference, the research study will have completed the systematic review and be able to present findings to illustrate the areas of intervention synthesized for the target population. Key to this will be understanding the effectiveness and generalizability to a wider population of the literature findings. The poster presentation will be able to share progress of the wider study with opportunities to take part.
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