Rehabilitation by Recovery of Function Clinical Trial
Official title:
Reablement Intervention for Older Adults Conducted by a Multi Professional Home Rehabilitation Team: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) With Qualitative Follow-ups of the Intervention
Background: People live increasingly longer and are expected to function independently in
their own homes to a greater extent than before. This puts great demands on the support given
to older persons living at home, to be efficient and provide good conditions for them to
manage on their own and experience good health. Short time goal directed reablement delivered
by a multidisciplinary team is expected to strengthen the functional capacity and quality of
life, while home care-hours and thus municipal expenditures decline. Theoretical focus of
this project is related to international classification of functionality and disability (ICF)
in which participation are understood as engagement in life situations and related to the
environment as well as the person. Reablement is expected to extend the time of independent
and autonomous life for older persons while also reducing municipal costs of elder care.
Aim: This research project measures the effects of reablement in terms of bio-psycho-social
health among older people (65+). In addition, the project highlights older person's
experiences of the intervention and the professional team´s experiences of working with
reablement.
Methods: This is a randomized controlled study of the intervention reablement performed by
the multiprofessional team with controls receiving usual home care. The effects are measured
by self-reported health and quality of life, physical capacity, and home care hours. Data are
collected at inclusion (applying for home care), after the three months intervention and at
six months. Interviews with users are performed after the intervention, and staff experiences
through written narratives.
Impact of results: This project will contribute with collecting possible evidence of
reablement, and contribute with knowledge development of older persons' bio-psycho-social
health and experiences.
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