Outcomes among older people in a post-acute inpatient rehabilitation unit.
Disabil Rehabil
; 34(15): 1333-8, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Designated multidisciplinary rehabilitation units have been shown to provide several benefits for the frail older population. The aim of this research was to evaluate changes in strength, mobility, balance, endurance, frailty and quality of life (QoL) following a 6-week multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation programme.METHOD:
This was a prospective, observational study performed in a post-acute multidisciplinary geriatric inpatient rehabilitation service. A consecutive sample of heterogenous frail older adults (n = 32) participated. Subjects were assessed on admission to the rehabilitation service (T1) and following 6 weeks of rehabilitation (T2). A range of outcome measures were used to assess function and QoL Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go (TUG), 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), Barthel Index (BI), EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS), Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), lower limb and grip dynamometry.RESULTS:
The majority were female (n = 25), the mean age was 82.9 years (SD 6.35). The median length of stay was 49 days. Patients improved significantly between T1 and T2 assessments in the BBS (p ≤ 0.0001); TUG (p ≤ 0.0001); 6MWT (p ≤ 0.0001); BI (p ≤ 0.0001); EQ-VAS (p = 0.002); CFS (p ≤ 0.0001); and in some aspects of grip and lower limb strength.CONCLUSION:
This study has demonstrated that positive outcomes occurred in a range of measures in an older, frail inpatient rehabilitation population.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Centros de Reabilitação
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Equilíbrio Postural
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Disabil Rehabil
Assunto da revista:
REABILITACAO
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irlanda