ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2017
Functional Goals and Predictors of Their Attainment in Low-Income Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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- Reporting race and ethnicity in aging in place research: A systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- Community-based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people, stratified by frailty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Achieving self-management goals among low income older adults with functional limitations.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Trial
- Adaptation Outcomes of a CAPABLE-Family Open-Label Pilot Study for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment/Early Dementia and Disability.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- A protocol for a wait list control trial of an intervention to improve pain and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older women living with disabilities.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Advancing the Research-to-Policy and Practice Pipeline in Aging and Dementia Care.The Public policy and aging report · 2023Article
- Patient and provider perspectives on using goal attainment scaling in care planning for older adults with complex needs.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2022Article
- Examining Life Goals of Community-Dwelling, Low-Income Older Adults.Research in gerontological nursing · 2017Article
- Pain in low-income older women with disabilities: a qualitative descriptive study.Journal of women & agingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe functional goals and factors associated with goal attainment among low-income older adults with disabilities living in the community.
designSecondary analysis.
settingParticipants' homes.
participantsOlder adults (N=226) with disability who participated in the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders trial.
interventionsA 5-month, home-based, person-directed, structured program delivered by an interprofessional team: occupational therapist, registered nurse, and handyman.
main outcome measuresProcess of occupational therapist goal setting and attainment at the final occupational therapist visit.
resultsParticipants identified 728 functional goals (mean of 3.2 goals per participant), most commonly related to transferring (22.0%; n=160 goals), changing or maintaining body position (21.4%; n=156 goals), and stair climbing (13.0%; n=95 goals). Participants attained 73.5% (n=535) of goals. Goal attainment was highest for stair climbing (86.3%), transferring (85.6%), and self-care (84.6%); walking goals were less likely attained (54.0%). Goal attainment was not associated with age, sex, education, depressive symptoms, function, or health-related quality of life but was less likely among participants who had severe pain compared with those without pain (adjusted odds ratio, 0.38; 95% confidence interval, 0.17-0.86). When participant readiness to change score increases by 1 point on the 4-point scale, goal attainment was 62% more likely (adjusted odds ratio, 1.62; 95% confidence interval, 1.14-2.29).
conclusionsHome-based collaborative goal setting between older adults and occupational therapists is feasible and particularly effective when individuals are ready or willing to adopt new strategies to achieve identified goals.
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