Multicomponent rehabilitation to improve independence and functioning in elderly patients with common age-associated diseases: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Multicomponent rehabilitation (MR) could restore functioning in elderly patients after hospitalisation, even beyond geriatrics, but specific evidence seems lacking. This review mapped the evidence on MR in elderly patients following hospitalisation for age-related conditions regarding functioning-related outcomes.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

PubMed, Cochrane Library, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform and ClinicalTrials.gov (searched through 24 June 2024).

Eligibility criteria

We included randomised controlled trials (RCT) and controlled cohort studies (CCS) comparing centre-based MR with usual care (medical care excluding exercise training) in patients ≥75 years, hospitalised for age-related cardiac, neurological, oncological and

SUBMITTER: Baritello O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883612 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature