Development of an evaluation tool for geriatric rehabilitation care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geriatric rehabilitation care (GRC) is short-term and multidisciplinary rehabilitation care for older vulnerable clients. Studies were conducted about its effects. However, elements that influence the quality of GRC have not been studied previously.

Methods

In this study realist evaluation is used to find out which are the mechanisms and outcomes and which (groups of) persons are the context for GRC, according to GRC professionals. The mechanisms, outcomes and context of GRC were explored in three consecutive phases of qualitative data gathering, i.e. individual interviews, expert meeting, and focus groups.

Results

Eight mechanisms - client centeredness, client satisfaction during rehabilitation, therapeutic climate, information provision to client and info

SUBMITTER: Janssen MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679545 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature