SynthesisAge and ageing2023
Effectiveness of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient geriatric rehabilitation or hospitalisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of geriatric rehabilitation in inpatient and day hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Exploring cost trajectories of patients admitted to geriatric rehabilitation in the Netherlands.Age and ageing · 2026Article
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- International Delphi study on terminology, organisation and outcomes of geriatric rehabilitation for older people living at home.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Recovery from disability after geriatric-home rehabilitation versus standard of care: protocol for a pilot study in older persons with disability at hospital discharge.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Home-based geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient rehabilitation: a redesign and feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- On the rising potential of interdisciplinary rehabilitation in neurological disorders: A mini-review.Medicine · 2025Review
- Depression and Its Effect on Geriatric Rehabilitation Outcomes in Switzerland's Aging Population.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Identifying the Added Value and Requirements of Telerehabilitation in Home-based Geriatric Rehabilitation: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.International journal of telerehabilitation · 2025Article
- [Care models for older people based on a case study-Geriatrics as an active discipline].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- An Exploratory Study Investigating Factors Influencing the Outpatient Delivery of Geriatric Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Implementing a Validated Home Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Multisite Focus Group Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- Editorial: Towards a Real Personalized Geriatric Medicine: The Example of the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Disability.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Short-Term, Community-Based, Slow-Stream Rehabilitation Program for Older Adults Transitioning from Hospital to Home: A Mixed Methods Program Evaluation.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Article
- Identifying Stakeholder Values for an eHealth Intervention to Facilitate Home-Based Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Multi-Method Approach.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the increasing number of older people with multi-morbidity, the demand for outpatient geriatric rehabilitation (OGR) will also increase.
objectiveTo assess the effects of OGR on the primary outcome functional performance (FP) and secondary outcomes: length of in-patient stay, re-admission rate, patients' and caregivers' quality of life, mortality and cost-effectiveness. We also aim to describe the organisation and content of OGR.
methodsSystematic review and meta-analysis. Five databases were queried from inception to July 2022. We selected randomised controlled trials written in English, focusing on multidisciplinary interventions related to OGR, included participants aged ≥65 and reported one of the main outcomes. A meta-analysis was performed on FP, patients' quality of life, length of stay and re-admissions. The structural, procedural and environmental aspects of OGR were systematically mapped.
resultsWe selected 24 studies involving 3,405 participants. The meta-analysis showed no significant effect on the primary outcome FP (activity). It demonstrated a significant effect of OGR on shortening length of in-patient stay (P = 0.03, MD = -2.41 days, 95%CI: [-4.61-0.22]). Frequently used elements of OGR are: inpatient start of OGR with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, close cooperation with primary care, an OGR coordinator, individual goal setting and education for both patient and caregiver.
conclusionThis review showed that OGR is as effective as usual care on FP activity. It shows low certainty of evidence for OGR being effective in reducing the length of inpatient stay. Further research is needed on the various frequently used elements of OGR.
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