Integrated care for older people handbook: Guidance for person-centred assessment and pathways in primary care, Second Edition by World Health Organization ISBN 9789240103733, 9789240103726, 9240103732, 9240103724 instant download

Integrated care for older people handbook: Guidance for person-centred assessment and pathways in primary care, Second Edition by World Health Organization ISBN 9789240103733, 9789240103726, 9240103732, 9240103724 instant download

The second edition of the ICOPE guidance for person-centred assessment and pathways in primary care (ICOPE handbook, second edition) aims to support health workers in primary care put the recommendations outlined in the ICOPE Guidelines ( into practice. Reflecting field experience, the ICOPE handbook second edition details the four steps of the ICOPE care pathway in primary care (basic assessment, in-depth assessment, developing a personalized care plan and implementing and monitoring). It includes an expanded first step and **NEW** urinary incontinence care pathway. Greater focus is given to the community level, than the first edition - both what can happen within older people's communities, and how community health workers and other stakeholders can be engaged. This includes conducting a basic assessment of the loss of intrinsic capacity (cognition, mobility, vitality, vision, hearing and psychological capacity), plus social support, support for carers and urinary incontinence; provision of health and lifestyle advice; screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors; and community-based interventions for losses in intrinsic capacity.