The Association Between Home‐Visit Nursing Use and the Incidence of Potentially Avoidable Hospitalisation and Its Duration Among Community‐Dwelling Older People: A 12‐Month Prospective Cohort Study

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Home-visit nursing reduces the incidence of potentially avoidable hospitalizations among community-dwelling older people. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Asa Inagaki; Chie Fukui; Ayumi Igarashi; Mariko Sakka; Sameh Eltaybani; Maiko Noguchi‐Watanabe; Yoshinori Takeuchi; Noriko Yamamoto‐Mitani

doi:10.1111/opn.70068

March 1, 2026International Journal of Older People NursingOpen Access

The Association Between Home‐Visit Nursing Use and the Incidence of Potentially Avoidable Hospitalisation and Its Duration Among Community‐Dwelling Older People: A 12‐Month Prospective Cohort Study

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This research aims to investigate how home-visit nursing affects the incidence and duration of potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAH) in older adults living at home.
Conducted a 12-month prospective cohort study
Focused on community-dwelling older individuals
Assessed the frequency of home-visit nursing services provided
Monitored hospitalisation incidents and duration of stays
Demonstrated a reduction in the incidence of potentially avoidable hospitalisations
Indicated shorter durations of hospital stays for those receiving home-visit nursing
Finds a positive association between home-care and health outcomes for older people

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Prospective cohort study evaluates the effect of home-visit nursing on hospitalization rates among older people, suggesting improved home care benefits.

Abstract

Home-visit nursing may help support community-dwelling older people in remaining at home by minimizing the occurrence of PAH.

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Inagaki et al. (2026) studied this question.

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