How Do Older Persons Understand the Purpose and Relevance of Preventive Home Visits? A Study of Experiences after a First Visit

Table 1

Older persons’ experiences of their first Preventive Home Visit.

Theme	Category	Subcategory
A: Older persons’ understanding of the purpose of PHV varies	Older persons receive information and get a municipal contact person	Older persons receive information
		Older persons get a municipal contact person
	Assessment of the older person’s health and environment	Assessment of health
		Assessment of residence
	Overview of older persons’ health and home situation for health care leaders	Registration of health and home situation
		Registration of need for services
	Help and support for health and independent living	Health promotive and disease preventive initiatives
		Offer of help
	Unclear perception of offer	Unclear perception of purpose
		Little possibility to prepare
B: A good and trusting relationship	A good dialogue	Contact person provides security
		Trust in the visitor
		Positive experience of offer
	Varying needs	Varying health status and living conditions
		Timing of the visit