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Enabling independence
— restorative approaches to home care provision for frail older adults | | Author(s) | Bridget Ryburn, Yvonne Wells, Peter Foreman |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 17, no 3, May 2009 |
| Pages | pp 225-234 |
| Source | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/hsc |
| Keywords | Independence ; Occupational therapy ; Therapeutic services [domiciliary] ; Physiotherapy [domiciliary] ; Multi disciplinary ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The "real world" potential (i.e. efficacy and effectiveness) of restorative approaches towards home care for frail older adults is reviewed. Such approaches aim to go beyond traditional home care goals of "maintenance" and "support" towards improvements in functional status and quality of life. The authors' review of the literature included searches of health and gerontology databases as well as "grey literature" across Australia, the UK and the USA. They provide an initial overview of the efficacy of a range of single component restorative interventions, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, health education and social rehabilitation. In order to answer questions about the overall efficacy of restorative home care provision, they also review the nature of in-house programmes across the three nations as well as the evidence base for such programmes, particularly where they have been compared to home care "as usual". A range of positive outcomes has emerged, including improved quality of life and functional status and reduced costs associated with a reduction in the ongoing use of home care services post intervention. Questions remain about which components are most beneficial, which clients are likely to receive the greatest benefit, and the appropriate intensity and duration of such interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090728201 A |
| Classmark | C3: LOH: N3: ND: 3DM: 64A |
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