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The potential for rehabilitation
Author(s)Valerie Pomeroy
Journal titleIn: Dementia in focus: research, care and policy into the 21st century; Centre for Policy on Ageing, Research into Ageing, 1998
PublisherCentre for Policy on Ageing, London, 1998
Pagespp 68-75 (CPA reports, 24)
SourceCentral Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX.
KeywordsDementia ; Mobility ; Rehabilitation ; Research.
AnnotationThe research described concentrates on mobility problems, and involves two studies undertaken using the Southampton Assessment of Mobility, which consists of eighteen items which assess ability to stand up, sit down, and take four steps. The second study also categorised participants according to muscle tone (normal or rigid), posture (normal or abnormal), and sitting balance (normal or falls). The conclusions from these studies are: rehabilitative physiotherapy treatment may improve mobility skills of older people with a severe dementia; five to nine weeks of treatment for 90 minutes a week may be required for maximum mobility response to occur; falling whilst in unsupported sitting may predict unsuitability for rehabilitative physiotherapy treatment; and the generalisability of these results needs to be tested before informed clinical protocols are prepared. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-981109008 A
ClassmarkEA: C4: LM: 3A

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