I noticed your post on ruralmed awhile ago and meant to let you know that we
have a recently updated bibliography on house calls that may be of interest.
Plain text of the most recent references follows.
Lynn G. Dunikowski, MLS
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HOUSE CALLS AND FAMILY PHYSICIANS
Bibliography compiled by:
The Canadian Library of Family Medicine
The Library Service of The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Room 70E, Natural Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London,
Ontario N6A 5B7
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Updated: July 2003
2003
Allen R. "Welcome to our home, doctor". Can Fam Physician. 2003 May;49:574-5.
Leibowitz R, Day S, Dunt D. A systematic review of the effect of different
models of after-hours primary medical care services on clinical outcome, medical
workload, and patient and GP satisfaction. Fam Pract. 2003 Jun;20(3):311-7.
Tandeter H, Peleg R, Menahem S, Biderman A, Fried VA. Teaching geriatric
assessment in home visits: the family physician/geriatrician attachment. Teach
Learn Med. 2003 Spring;15(2):123-6.
2002
Chan BT. The declining comprehensiveness of primary care. CMAJ. 2002 Feb
19;166(4):429-34.
De Jonge E, Taler G. Is there a doctor in the house? Caring. 2002
Aug;21(8):26-9.
Hermiz O, Comino E, Marks G, Daffurn K, Wilson S, Harris M. Randomised
controlled trial of home based care of patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. BMJ. 2002 Oct 26;325(7370):938.
Laditka SB, Fischer M, Mathews KB, Sadlik JM, Warfel ME. There's no place like
home: evaluating family medicine residents' training in home care. Home Health
Care Serv Q. 2002;21(2):1-17.
McKinley RK, Stevenson K, Adams S, Manku-Scott TK. Meeting patient expectations
of care: the major determinant of satisfaction with out-of-hours primary medical
care? Fam Pract. 2002 Aug;19(4):333-8.
Stuck AE, Egger M, Hammer A, Minder CE, Beck JC. Home visits to prevent nursing
home admission and functional decline in elderly people: systematic review and
meta regression analysis. JAMA. 2002 Feb 27;287(8):1022-8. Review.
2001
Clark J. Preventive home visits to elderly people. Their effectiveness cannot be
judged by randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 2001 Sep 29;323(7315):708.
Elkan R, Kendrick D, Dewey M, Hewitt M, Robinson J, Blair M, Williams D,
Brummell K. Effectiveness of home based support for older people: systematic
review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2001 Sep 29;323(7315):719-25. Review.
Herfel CV. Home visit. Fam Med. 2001 Jun;33(6):424-5.
Laditka SB, Jenkins CL, Trevisani G, Mathews K. The doctor on the patient's
turf: assessing patient satisfaction with physician home visit programs. Home
Health Care Serv Q. 2001;19(4):1-16.
Leff B, Burton JR. The future history of home care and physician house calls in
the United States. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001 Oct;56(10):M603-8.
Review.
McKinley RK, Roberts C. Patient satisfaction with out of hours primary medical
care. Qual Health Care. 2001 Mar;10(1):23-8.
Oldenquist GW, Scott L, Finucane TE. Home care: what a physician needs to know.
Cleve Clin J Med. 2001 May; 68(5):433-40. Review.
Shipman C, Payne F, Dale J, Jessopp L. Patient-perceived benefits of and
barriers to using out-of-hours primary care centres. Fam Pract. 2001
Apr;18(2):149-55.
Smith H, Lattimer V, George S. General practitioners' perceptions of the
appropriateness and inappropriateness of out-of-hours calls. Br J Gen Pract.
2001 Apr;51(465):270-5.
2000
College of Family Physicians of Canada. The role of the family physician in home
care: a discussion paper/Le rôle du médecin de famille dans les soins à
domicile: document de réflexion. Mississauga ON: The College, 2000. [English and
French] Also available at www.cfpc.ca in
Communications/Health Policy section.
Crome P, Malham A, Baker D, Smith AE, Bloor R. Domiciliary visits to the old and
the mentally ill: how valuable? J R Soc Med. 2000 Apr;93(4):187-90.
Ferrier C, Lysy P. Home assessment and care. Can Fam Physician. 2000
Oct;(46):2053-8. Review.
Pereles L. Home visits. An access to care issue for the 21st century. Can Fam
Physician. 2000 Oct;(46):2044-8. Review.
Eaton B. Why we do not make housecalls. Can Fam Physician. 2000 Oct;(46):1945-7,
1957-9. English, French.
Fletcher A, Bulpitt C. Preventive home visits to elderly people in the
community. Studies reviewed have methodical flaws. BMJ. 2000 Aug
19-26;321(7259):512-3.
Giovino JM. House calls: taking the practice to the patient. Fam Pract Manag.
2000 Jun;7(6):49-54.
Great Britain. Department of Health. Raising Standards for Patients New
Partnerships in Out-of-Hours Care: An Independent Review. London: Dept. of
Health; 2000. 88 p. Available from:
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Hodnett ED. Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk. Cochrane
Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD000198. Review.
Johnston B, Wheeler L, Deuser J, Sousa KH. Outcomes of the Kaiser Permanente
Tele-Home Health Research Project. Arch Fam Med. 2000 Jan;9(1):40-5.
Laberge A, Aubin M, Vezina L, Bergeron R. La prestation de soins medicaux a
domicile. Sondage dans la region du Quebec. Can Fam Physician. 2000
Oct;(46):2022-9.
Lattimer V, Sassi F, George S, Moore M, Turnbull J, Mullee M, Smith H. Cost
analysis of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: evidence
from a randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2000 Apr 15;320(7241):1053-7.
LoFaso V. The doctor-patient relationship in the home. Clin Geriatr Med. 2000
Feb;16(1):83-94, ix. Review.
Newbury J, Marley J. Preventive home visits to elderly people in the community.
Visits are most useful for people aged >/= 75. BMJ. 2000 Aug
19-26;321(7259):512; author reply 513.
Salisbury C, Trivella M, Bruster S. Demand for and supply of out of hours care
from general practitioners in England and Scotland: observational study based on
routinely collected data. BMJ. 2000 Mar 4;320(7235):618-21.
Salisbury C. The demand for out-of-hours care from GPs: a review. Fam Pract.
2000 Aug;17(4):340-7. Review.
Stuck AE, Minder CE, Peter-Wuest I, Gillmann G, Egli C, Kesselring A, Leu RE,
Beck JC. A randomized trial of in-home visits for disability prevention in
community-dwelling older people at low and high risk for nursing home admission.
Arch Intern Med. 2000 Apr 10;160(7):977-86.
van Haastregt JC, Diederiks JP, van Rossum E, de Witte LP, Crebolder HF. Effects
of preventive home visits to elderly people living in the community: systematic
review. BMJ. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):754-8. Review.
van Haastregt JC, Diederiks JP, van Rossum E, de Witte LP, Voorhoeve PM,
Crebolder HF. Effects of a programme of multifactorial home visits on falls and
mobility impairments in elderly people at risk: randomised controlled trial. BMJ.
2000 Oct 21;321(7267):994-8.
Vinker S, Nakar S, Weingarten MA. Home visits to the housebound patient in
family practice: a multicenter study. Israeli General Practice Research Network.
Isr Med Assoc J. 2000 Mar;2(3):203-6.
1999
Bergeron R, Laberge A, Vezina L, Aubin M. Which physicians make home visits and
why? A survey. CMAJ. 1999 Aug 24;161(4):369-73.
Berkhout HP. Portraits of housecall patients. Can Fam Physician. 1999
Dec;45:2860-7. English, French.
Chepesiuk R. Making house calls: using telecommunications to bring health care
into the home. Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Nov;107(11):A556-60.
Ingram CJ, O'Brien-Gonzales A, Main DS, Barley G, Westfall JM. The family
physician and house calls. A survey of Colorado family physicians. J Fam Pract.
1999 Jan;48(1):62 5.
Miller GD. Just another house call. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1999
Nov-Dec;12(6):495-6.
Shipman C, Dale J. Responding to out-of-hours demand: the extent and nature of
urgent need. Fam Pract. 1999 Feb;16(1):23-7.
Thow D. Home visits. Can Fam Physician. 1999 Jan;45:15-6, 20-2. English, French
Unwin BK, Jerant AF. The home visit. Am Fam Physician. 1999 Oct 1;60(5):1481-8
1998
Baron E. Home care physician referrals: a guide for home health providers.
Caring. 1998 Dec;17(12):26-9.
Bass MJ, McWhinney IR, Stewart M, Grindrod A. Changing face of family practice.
Can Fam Physician. 1998 Oct;44:2143-9.
Boling PA. Physicians in home care: past, present, & future. Caring. 1998
Dec;17(12):10-2, 15.
Christensen MB, Olesen F. Out of hours service in Denmark: evaluation five years
after reform. BMJ. 1998 May 16;316(7143):1502-5.
Fried TR, Wachtel TJ, Tinetti ME. When the patient cannot come to the doctor: a
medical housecalls program. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998 Feb;46(2):226-31.
Gallagher M, Johnson C, Elsy V. Triage of house call requests. Br J Gen Pract.
1998 Sep;48(434):1613-4.
Hammerman-Rozenberg R, Cohen A, Stessman J. House calls. N Engl J Med. 1998 May
14;338(20):1466-7; author reply 1467-8
Hansen BL, Munck A. Out-of-hours service in Denmark: the effect of a structural
change. Br J Gen Pract. 1998 Aug;48(433):1497-9.
Heaney D, Gorman D, Porter M. Self-recorded stress levels for general
practitioners before and after forming an out-of-hours primary care centre. Br J
Gen Pract. 1998 Mar;48(428):1077-8.
Jerant AF, Schlachta L, Epperly TD, Barnes-Camp J. Back to the future: the
telemedicine house call. Fam Pract Manag. 1998 Jan;5(1):18-22, 25-6, 28.
Jones K, Gilbert P, Little J, Wilkinson K. Nurse triage for house call requests
in a Tyneside general practice: patients' views and effect on doctor workload.
Br J Gen Pract. 1998 Jun;48(431):1303-6.
Lattimer V, George S, Thompson F, Thomas E, Mullee M, Turnbull J, Smith H, Moore
M, Bond H, Glasper A. Safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation
in out of hours primary care: randomised controlled trial. The South Wiltshire
Out of Hours Project (SWOOP) Group. BMJ. 1998 Oct 17;317(7165):1054-9.
Mainous AG 3rd, Neill RA. The electronic house call. Arch Fam Med. 1998
May-Jun;7(3):210.
Payne SM, Thomas CP, Fitzpatrick T, Abdel-Rahman M, Kayne HL. Determinants of
home health visit length: results of a multisite prospective study. Med Care.
1998 Oct;36(10):1500-14.
Taler G. House calls for the 21st century. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998
Feb;46(2):246-8.
1997
Boling, P. The Physician's Role in Home Health Care New York : Springer
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Campion EW. Can house calls survive? N Engl J Med. 1997 Dec 18;337(25):1840-1.
Bain J, Gerrard L, Russell A, Locke R, Baird V. The Dundee out-of-hours
cooperative: preliminary outcomes for the first year of operation. Br J Gen
Pract. 1997 Sep;47(422):573-4.
Cragg DK, McKinley RK, Roland MO, Campbell SM, Van F, Hastings AM, French DP,
Manku-Scott TK, Roberts C. Comparison of out of hours care provided by patients'
own general practitioners and commercial deputising services: a
randomised controlled trial. I: The process of care. BMJ. 1997 Jan
18;314(7075):187-9.
Jessopp L, Beck I, Hollins L, Shipman C, Reynolds M, Dale J. Changing the
pattern out of hours: a survey of general practice cooperatives. BMJ. 1997 Jan
18;314(7075):199-200.
Jogerst GJ, Ely JW. Home visit program for teaching elder abuse evaluations. Fam
Med. 1997 Oct;29(9):634-9.
McCartney RD, McCartney BJ. Nursing home visits: an efficient system for the
busy physician. Geriatrics. 1997 May;52(5):57-60, 65, 69. Review.
McKinley RK, Cragg DK, Hastings AM, French DP, Manku-Scott TK, Campbell SM, Van
F, Roland MO, Roberts C. Comparison of out of hours care provided by patients'
own general practitioners and commercial deputising services: a
randomised controlled trial. II: The outcome of care. BMJ. 1997 Jan
18;314(7075):190-3.
McKinley RK, Manku-Scott T, Hastings AM, French DP, Baker R. Reliability and
validity of a new measure of patient satisfaction with out of hours primary
medical care in the United Kingdom: development of a patient questionnaire. BMJ.
1997 Jan 18;314(7075):193-8.
McWhinney IR. Fourth annual Nicholas J. Pisacano Lecture. The doctor, the
patient, and the home: returning to our roots. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1997
Nov-Dec;10(6):430-5
Meyer GS, Gibbons RV. House calls to the elderly--a vanishing practice among
physicians. N Engl J Med. 1997 Dec 18;337(25):1815-20.
Salisbury C. Observational study of a general practice out of hours cooperative:
measures of activity. BMJ. 1997 Jan 18;314(7075):182-6.
Salisbury C. Postal survey of patients' satisfaction with a general practice out
of hours cooperative. BMJ. 1997 May 31;314(7094):1594-8.
Schwartzberg JG, Guttman R. Effect of training on physician attitudes and
practices in home and community care of the elderly. Arch Fam Med. 1997
Sep-Oct;6(5):439-44.
1996
Aylin P, Majeed FA, Cook DG. Home visiting by general practitioners in England
and Wales. BMJ. 1996 Jul 27;313(7051):207-10.
Boillat M, Boulet S, Poulin de Courval L. Teaching home care to family medicine
residents. Can Fam Physician. 1996 Feb;42:281-6.
Court BV, Bradley CP, Cheng KK, Lancashire RJ. Responding to out of hours
requests for visits: a survey of general practitioner opinion. BMJ. 1996 Jun
1;312(7043):1401-2.
Goldberg AI. Home healthcare: the role of the primary care physician. Compr Ther.
1995 Nov;21(11):633-8. Review
Hopton J, Hogg R, McKee I. Patients' accounts of calling the doctor out of
hours: qualitative study in one general practice. BMJ. 1996 Oct
19;313(7063):991-4.
Lam Y. Home visit. J Fam Pract. 1996 Nov;43(5):429-30.
Perkel RL, Silenzio VM, Kairys MZ. A house call program as an essential
component of primary care training. Prim Care. 1996 Mar;23(1):47-65.
Lattimer V, Smith H, Hungin P, Glasper A, George S. Future provision of out of
hours primary medical care: a survey with two general practitioner research
networks. BMJ. 1996 Feb 10;312(7027):352-6.
Whynes DK, Baines DL. Explaining variations in the frequency of night visits in
general practice. Fam Pract. 1996 Apr;13(2):174-8.
1995
Baker R, McKinley R. Out of hours visits. BMJ. 1995 Feb 25;310(6978):533-4.
de Melker RA, van der Velden J, Kuyvenhoven MM. House calls for respiratory
tract infections; family medicine pure and simple? Fam Pract. 1995
Sep;12(3):294-8.
Hallam L, Cragg D. Organisation of primary care services outside normal
working hours. BMJ. 1994 Dec 17;309(6969):1621-3.
Mira M, Cooper C, Maandag A. Contrasts between metropolitan and rural general
practice in the delivery of after-hours care. Aust Fam Physician. 1995
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Olesen F, Jolleys JV. Out of hours service: the Danish solution examined. BMJ.
1994 Dec 17;309(6969):1624-6.
Scanameo AM, Fillit H. House calls: a practical guide to seeing the patient at
home. Geriatrics. 1995 Mar;50(3):33-6, 39. Review.