Using Omaha System data to explore relationships between client outcomes, phenotypes, and targeted home intervention approaches: an exemplar examining practice effectiveness for older women with circulation problems.

Background: Improved health among older women remains elusive and may be linked to limited knowledge of and interventions targeted to population subgroups. Use of structured community nurse home visit data exploring relationships between client outcomes, phenotypes, and targeted intervention approaches may reveal new understandings of practice effectiveness.

Materials And Methods: Omaha System data of 2363 women 65 years and older with circulation problems receiving at least 2 community nurse home visits were accessed.