Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2023
A pilot randomized controlled trial of CAPABLE in permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless adults.
Trial report in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Reporting race and ethnicity in aging in place research: A systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- A Systems Approach to Homelessness Prevention for Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Developing an Intervention to Enhance Aging in Place for Older Veterans Living in Permanent Supportive Housing.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Unmet needs: Bringing physical rehabilitation to people experiencing homelessness.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Caring for Patients with Functional Impairment in Middle Age: Perspectives from Primary Care Providers and Geriatricians.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCAPABLE is a time-limited, evidence-based intervention that helps older adults live independently. It has not been previously tested for use among formerly homeless adults in permanent supportive housing (PSH) who experience accelerated aging that can jeopardize their ability to live independently and age in place.
methodsA pilot randomized controlled trial with PSH tenants with an average age of 63 years old was conducted to examine the impact of CAPABLE on basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL) (and other function-related parameters). Twenty-seven PSH tenants received the intervention and 30 PSH tenants were assigned to a waitlist control group.
resultsThose who received the intervention showed improvements in five of seven health outcomes with small to medium effect sizes (Cohen's d = 0.20-0.47). When compared to the control group, the intervention group showed significantly greater improvements in two health outcomes-namely, reduction in limitations in instrumental ADL (p = 0.03) and depression (p = 0.01)-and greater effect sizes (d = 0.17-0.61).
conclusionsCAPABLE is an evidence-based practice that can be successfully implemented in PSH to improve outcomes in a population that experiences significant health disparities and premature decline. Further investigation with a larger sample is warranted.
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