Reablement in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial
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Tuntland, H., Aaslund, M.K., Espehaug, B., Førland, O. & Kjeken, I. (2015). Reablement in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 15(145). doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0142-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0142-9Abstract
Background: There has been an increasing interest in reablement in Norway recently and many municipalities
have implemented this form of rehabilitation despite a lack of robust evidence of its effectiveness. The aim of this
study was to investigate the effectiveness of reablement in home-dwelling older adults compared with usual care
in relation to daily activities, physical functioning, and health-related quality of life.
Methods: This is a parallel-group randomised controlled trial conducted in a rural municipality in Norway. Sixty-one
home-dwelling older adults with functional decline were randomised to an intervention group (n = 31) or a control
group (n = 30). The intervention group received ten weeks of multicomponent home-based rehabilitation. The
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was used to measure self-perceived activity performance and
satisfaction with performance. In addition, physical capacity and health-related quality of life were measured. The
participants were assessed at baseline and at 3- and 9-month follow-ups.
Results: There were significant improvements in mean scores favouring reablement in COPM performance at 3
months with a score of 1.5 points (p = 0.02), at 9 months 1.4 points (p = 0.03) and overall treatment 1.5 points
(p = 0.01), and for COPM satisfaction at 9 months 1.4 points (p = 0.03) and overall treatment 1.2 points (p = 0.04).
No significant group differences were found concerning COPM satisfaction at 3 months, physical capacity or
health-related quality of life.
Conclusion: A 10-week reablement program resulted in better activity performance and satisfaction with performance
on a long-term basis, but not the other outcomes measured.