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Bed positioning programs for older adults in a chronic care hospital - a survey
Author(s)	Patricia Fox, Julie Richardson, Bonnie McInnes
Journal title	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 15, no 1, 1997
Pages	pp 75-89
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Center, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Medical wards ; Geriatric hospitals ; Occupational therapy ; Physiotherapy ; Canada.
Annotation	Bed positioning programs (BPPs) are set up by interdisciplinary team members for severely disabled, institutionalised older people who present with or are at risk for contractures and are at risk from pain and skin breakdown. The study's purpose was to survey physiotherapists and occupational therapists on clinical issues surrounding BPPs, in order to enable the design of a study evaluating a BPP's effectiveness. 21 therapists were surveyed. Results indicated the prevalence of substantial resources used for BPPs. Therapists identified strategies for implementing BPPs and the expected outcomes of a BPP. This preliminary study assisted the investigators in developing a definitive description of a BPP, and enabled the design of a study evaluating the effectiveness of BPPs. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-981110227 A
Classmark	LD4: LDA: LOH: LOA: 7S
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