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OBJECTIVE to identify competencies related to health promotion targeting homebound older people, as they appear in the literature. METHOD systematic review using the LILACS, Scopus, CINAHL, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases. The search was performed in November 2017. Selected articles were analyzed according to nine competency domains: enable change; advocate for health; mediate through partnership; communication; leadership; assessment; planning; implementation, and evaluation and research. RESULTS nine clinical trials were included. All health promotion competency domains were identified in the reviewed research interventions, performed with homebound older people. CONCLUSION studies showed that the employed treatments were beneficial for the homebound older population. Interventions based on health promotion competencies were positively identified, and are linked to an effective and high-quality health care practice.