Randomised trial of restorative home care for frail older people in New Zealand.
Nurs Older People
; 29(7): 27-33, 2017 08 31.
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ABSTRACT
Aim To establish the effectiveness of a restorative home support service on institutional-free survival in frail older people referred for needs assessment. Method A randomised controlled trial of Community Flexible Integrated Responsive Support Team versus usual care in 113 older people at risk of institutionalisation in New Zealand. Primary outcome was death or permanent institutional care evaluated in a Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for baseline prognostic variables. A variety of secondary outcomes including the health of informal caregivers were also evaluated. Results The primary outcome was lower, but not statistically significant, in the intervention group (adjusted hazard ratio 0.69, 95% confidence interval 0.4 to 1.16). Informal caregivers of interventional participants had significantly better physical and mental component scores on the 36-item Short-Form questionnaire. Conclusion Restorative home support may reduce the risk of death and institutionalisation in frail older people without affecting the health of informal caregivers.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Análise de Sobrevida
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Idoso Fragilizado
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Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar
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Institucionalização
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Older People
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nova Zelândia