Named Groups

Homebound Persons

Those unable to leave home without exceptional effort and support; patients (in this condition) who are provided with or are eligible for home health services, including medical treatment and personal care. Persons are considered homebound even if they may be infrequently and briefly absent from home if these absences do not indicate an ability to receive health care in a professional's office or health care facility. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988, p309)

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Abstract

Those unable to leave home without exceptional effort and support; patients (in this condition) who are provided with or are eligible for home health services, including medical treatment and personal care. Persons are considered homebound even if they may be infrequently and briefly absent from home if these absences do not indicate an ability to receive health care in a professional's office or health care facility. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988, p309)

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Home-Bound Persons
  • House-Bound Persons
  • Shut-Ins
  • Home Bound Persons
  • Home-Bound Person
  • Homebound Person
  • House Bound Persons
  • House-Bound Person
  • Person, Home-Bound
  • Person, Homebound
  • Person, House-Bound
  • Persons, Home-Bound
  • Persons, Homebound
  • Persons, House-Bound
  • Shut Ins
  • Shut-In

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7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, rehabilitation, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

IM; homebound elderly: coord IM with AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER or FRAIL ELDERLY (IM) only when aged is point of article

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Disabled (1983-1994)

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  1. M01w.276

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Homebound Persons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018577. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018577
  2. Homebound Persons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69948385