Feasibility of a person-centred multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme in community-dwelling people with dementia: a randomised controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A team-based, individualised rehabilitation approach may be required to meet the complex needs of people with dementia. This randomised controlled pilot trial evaluated the feasibility of a person-centred multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme for community-dwelling older people with dementia and their informal primary caregivers.

Methods

Participants with dementia were randomised to an intervention group (n = 31, mean age (SD) 78.4 (6.0) years) or usual care (n = 30, mean age 79.0 (7.1)). The rehabilitation programme consisted of a 20-week rehabilitation period containing assessments and interventions based on each individual's goals, and group-based physical exercise plus social interaction twice a week for 16 weeks at a rehabilitation unit.

SUBMITTER: Hasselgren L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439292 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature