Outcome of Rehabilitation of Older People in Primary Health Care

University of Oslo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hip Fractures; Chronic Disease; Osteoarthritis; Stroke

Treatments: Other: Rehabilitation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01457300

PHC rehab older people

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Outcome of Multi-Disciplinary, Structured Rehabilitation of Older People in a District Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre is better than in a Standard Primary Health Care Rehabilitation Programme in Short Term Beds in Nursing Homes.

Enrollment: 302 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both Genders
• Age=>65 Years
• Diagnoses: Stroke, Hip Fractures, Osteoarthritis, Chronic, slowly progressing Diseases, Functional Decline due to Old Age, Functional Decline due to Long Hospital Stay
• Assessed to have a Rehabilitation Potential

Exclusion criteria

• Age<65 Years
• Patietns with Highly Progressive Diseases
• Sunnaas ADL Index<10
• MMSE<18
• Deeply Depressed Patients with no Initiative
• Patients with Speech Dyspnoea
• Patients with unstable Angina Pectoris
• Patients with not diagnosed Cardiac Arrythmias

Trial design

302 participants in 2 patient groups

District Rehabilitation Centre (Model 1)

Description:

Patients admitted to Primary Health Care Rehabilitation, either Post-Acute from the Same District General Hospital or Directly from their Homes. They were recruited continuously at Entrance to the Rehabilitation Centre.

Treatment:

Other: Rehabilitation

Standard PHC Rehabilitation (Model 2)

Description:

Patients admitted to Standard Primary Health Care (PHC) Rehabilitation, either Post-Acute from the Same District General Hospital or Directly from their Homes. They were recruited Continuously at Entrance to the Short Term Rehabilitation Beds in Nursing Homes or at the Beginning of Rehabilitation in their Own Homes.