Effects of a home-based rehabilitation program in community-dwelling older people after discharge from hospital: A subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether pre-admission community mobility explains the effects of a rehabilitation program on physical performance and activity in older adults recently discharged from hospital.

Design

A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Home and community.

Participants

Community-dwelling adults aged ⩾60 years recovering from a lower limb or back injury, surgery or other disorder who were randomized to a rehabilitation (n = 59) or standard care control (n = 58) group. They were further classified into subgroups that were not planned a priori: (1) mild, (2) moderate, or (3) severe pre-admission restrictions in community mobility.

Interventions

The 6-month intervention consisted of a motivational interview, goal

SUBMITTER: Katri Maria T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8369904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature