Relationships and gender differences within and between assessments used in Swedish home rehabilitation - a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home rehabilitation programmes are increasingly implemented in many countries to promote independent living. Home rehabilitation should include a comprehensive assessment of functioning, but the scientific knowledge about the assessment instruments used in this context is limited. The aim of this study was to explore relationships between standardised tests and a self-reported questionnaire used in a home rehabilitation programme. We specifically studied whether there were gender differences within and between assessments.

Method

De-identified data from 302 community-dwelling citizens that participated in a municipal home rehabilitation project in Sweden was analysed. A Mann Whitney test and an independent t-test were used to analyse differences within the followi

SUBMITTER: Johansson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9215038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature