Community health worker interventions for older adults with complex health needs: A systematic review.
Meaghan A KennedyKayla E HatchellPeter R DiMiliaStephanie M KellyHeather B BluntPamela J BagleyMichael A LaMantiaCharles F ReynoldsRebecca S CrowTara N MadenS Logan KellyJacqueline M KihweleJohn A BatsisPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
CHW-led interventions may have benefit for older adults with complex health needs, but additional high-quality studies are needed to definitively determine the effectiveness of CHW interventions in this population. Integration of CHWs into geriatric clinical settings may be a strategy to deliver evidence-based interventions and improve clinical outcomes in complex older adults.