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Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents
— a cluster randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | Catherine M Sackley, Maayken E van den Berg, Karen Lett |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 339, no 7722, 19 September 2009 |
| Pages | pp 670-673 |
| Source | www.bmj.com |
| Keywords | Physiotherapy ; Occupational therapy ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; Birmingham. |
| Annotation | A 3-month physiotherapy and occupational therapy programme with care home residents of care homes within the NHS South Birmingham PCT and the the NHS Birmingham East and North PCT had no significant effect on their mobility and independence. Participants allocated to the intervention were 128 residents (mean age 86) at 12 nursing and residential homes; 121 residents (mean age 84) at 12 other homes were allocated to the control arm. All had mobility limitations, limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) as screened by the Barthel index, and were not receiving end of life care. Notwithstanding the main finding, the variation in residents' functional ability, the prevalence of cognitive impairment, and the prevalence of depression were considerably higher in this sample than might be expected on the basis of previous work. Further research to clarify the efficacy of occupational therapy and physiotherapy is required if access to therapy services is to be recommended in this population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091109203 A |
| Classmark | LOA: LOH: C4: CA: KX: KW: LHB: 4C: 87E * |
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