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Preventive Care and Outcomes of Interprofessional Medicare Annual Wellness Visits for Older Adults

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  • Camlyn Masuda

    (Department of Pharmacy Practice, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA)

  • Lovedhi Aggarwal

    (Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Aiea, HI 96701, USA
    Current affiliation: Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.)

  • Michele Lani Bray

    (Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Christabel K. Cheung

    (Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    Current affiliation: School of Social Work, The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.)

  • Bum Jung Kim

    (Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    Current affiliation: Department of Social Welfare, The Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06911, Republic of Korea.)

  • Aida Wen

    (Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA)

  • Lauren Okamoto

    (Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA)

  • Matthew Uechi

    (Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA)

  • Yeonjung Jane Lee

    (Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Kamal Masaki

    (Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA)

Abstract

As we anticipate a growing population of older adults, we will see an increase in chronic conditions such as dementia and falls. To meet these public health needs, we must systematically provide screening, education, preventive care, and supportive care for older patients and their caregivers in a primary care setting. This will require a workforce trained in providing for the complex medical and psychosocial needs of an older adult population in an interprofessional and collaborative fashion. By integrating geriatric screening tools into an interdisciplinary Annual Wellness Visit teaching clinic, we were able to successfully improve rates of geriatric screening for dementia, depression, falls, medication reconciliation and advance care planning. We also saw improvements in patient care and satisfaction and provided the opportunity for interprofessional collaboration and education for students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social work.

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  • Camlyn Masuda & Lovedhi Aggarwal & Michele Lani Bray & Christabel K. Cheung & Bum Jung Kim & Aida Wen & Lauren Okamoto & Matthew Uechi & Yeonjung Jane Lee & Kamal Masaki, 2022. "Preventive Care and Outcomes of Interprofessional Medicare Annual Wellness Visits for Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:24:p:16752-:d:1002614
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    Cited by:

    1. Nina Tumosa, 2023. "Using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework to Track Wellness and Health Promotion Priorities of Older Adults in the Global Community," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-5, March.

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