dc.contributor.author | Tuntland, Hanne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Aaslund, Mona Kristin | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Espehaug, Birgitte | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Førland, Oddvar | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kjeken, Ingvild | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-12T13:06:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-12T13:06:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-11-04 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2318 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1286116 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/2907 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Regional Research Funds Western Norway, grant number 229759 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | BMC Geriatrics;15(145) | en_US |
dc.subject | Rehabilitation | en_US |
dc.subject | Activities of daily living | en_US |
dc.subject | Older adults | en_US |
dc.subject | COPM | en_US |
dc.title | Reablement in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
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dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0142-9 | |