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Observational studyThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2023

Older Adults Receiving Rehabilitation Services Are More Likely to Get Bathing and Toileting Equipment Installed.

Adam Simning, Thomas V Caprio, Kenneth Lam

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Observational study in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adam SimningAdam Simning, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Thomas V CaprioThomas V. Caprio, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics & Aging, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-8148-2421
Kenneth LamKenneth Lam, MD, is Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco; kenneth.lam2@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Rochester · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

The National Health and Trends StudyU01AG032947 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI VICKI A. FREEDMAN, JENNIFER ANN SCHRACK · 2008 to 2026
$169.4M
K23 Study 3: A Feasibility Study of CAPABLE Transitions for Older Adults with ADRDK23AG058757 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI SIMNING, ADAM C · 2018 to 2022
$985k
NCATS NIH HHS K23AG058757NIA NIH HHS K23 AG058757NIA NIH HHS K23AG058757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importanceAdaptive equipment, such as shower grab bars and modified toilet seating, is effective but underused in the United States. To change this, a better understanding of how equipment ends up being installed is needed. We hypothesized that rehabilitation services were a major mechanism.

objectiveTo examine the association between receipt of rehabilitation services and installation of adaptive equipment.

designObservational cohort of the National Health and Aging Trends Study in 2015 and 2016.

settingCommunity.

participantsA total of 416 community-dwelling adults age 65 yr or older who needed bathing equipment and 454 who needed toileting equipment. OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Study outcomes were the installation of bathing or toileting equipment. The primary independent variable was the receipt of rehabilitation services between 2015 and 2016.

resultsAmong older adults who needed equipment in 2015, 34.3% had bathing equipment and 19.2% had toileting equipment installed by 2016. In multivariate logistic regression analyses, rehabilitation services were associated with installation of bathing (odds ratio [OR] = 5.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] [2.60, 9.89]) and toileting equipment (OR = 2.67, 95% CI [1.48, 4.84]). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: A minority of those in need have adaptive equipment installed within a year. In the current health care system, rehabilitation providers play a major role in equipment installation. What This Article Adds: Rehabilitation providers are involved in the installation of adaptive bathroom equipment among older persons who need it. Still, most in need of equipment do not have it after a year, suggesting that further work is needed to increase access to rehabilitation providers and develop other avenues for obtaining equipment.

Indexed as

Self CareSelf-Help DevicesAgedAged, 80 and overBathsHumansIndependent LivingUnited States

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PMID36791425
PMCPMC9969985
OpenAlexW4320901391

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