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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2015

Reablement in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial.

Hanne Tuntland, Mona Kristin Aaslund, Birgitte Espehaug, Oddvar Førland, Ingvild Kjeken

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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02043262 (Evaluating Reablement for Home-dwelling Elderly in a Norwegian Municipality), which is not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02043262 nacompletednot on this map

Evaluating Reablement for Home-dwelling Elderly in a Norwegian Municipality

TypeinterventionalSponsorFrode F. JacobsenRan2012 to 2016Enrolled61ConditionsPhysical DisabilityArmsReablement, Standard treatment
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Who cites it

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  15. Comparing home-based and institutional rehabilitation for community-dwelling hip fracture patients: a matched cohort study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  20. Publication Trends in Reablement - A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hanne TuntlandDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, P.O. Box 7804, 5018, Bergen, Norway. Hanne.Kristin.Tuntland@hib.no.
Mona Kristin AaslundDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, P.O. Box 7804, 5018, Bergen, Norway. Mona.Aaslund@uib.no.
Birgitte EspehaugBergen University College, Centre for Evidence-based Practice, P.O. Box 7030, 5020, Bergen, Norway. Birgitte.Espehaug@hib.no.
Oddvar FørlandBergen University College, Centre for Care Research Western Norway, P.O. Box 7030, 5020, Bergen, Norway. Oddvar.Forland@hib.no.
Ingvild KjekenDiakonhjemmet Hospital, National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, P.O. Box 23, Vinderen, 0319, Oslo, Norway. Ingvild.Kjeken@diakonsyk.no.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere has been an increasing interest in reablement in Norway recently and many municipalities have implemented this form of rehabilitation despite a lack of robust evidence of its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of reablement in home-dwelling older adults compared with usual care in relation to daily activities, physical functioning, and health-related quality of life.

methodsThis is a parallel-group randomised controlled trial conducted in a rural municipality in Norway. Sixty-one home-dwelling older adults with functional decline were randomised to an intervention group (n = 31) or a control group (n = 30). The intervention group received ten weeks of multicomponent home-based rehabilitation. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was used to measure self-perceived activity performance and satisfaction with performance. In addition, physical capacity and health-related quality of life were measured. The participants were assessed at baseline and at 3- and 9-month follow-ups.

resultsThere were significant improvements in mean scores favouring reablement in COPM performance at 3 months with a score of 1.5 points (p = 0.02), at 9 months 1.4 points (p = 0.03) and overall treatment 1.5 points (p = 0.01), and for COPM satisfaction at 9 months 1.4 points (p = 0.03) and overall treatment 1.2 points (p = 0.04). No significant group differences were found concerning COPM satisfaction at 3 months, physical capacity or health-related quality of life.

conclusionA 10-week reablement program resulted in better activity performance and satisfaction with performance on a long-term basis, but not the other outcomes measured.

trial registrationThe trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov November 20, 2012, identifier NCT02043262 .

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Quality of LifeActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHome Care ServicesHumansIndependent LivingMaleNorwayPatient SatisfactionProgram EvaluationRecovery of FunctionRural PopulationTreatment Outcome

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PMID26537789
PMCPMC4634595

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