- Title
- A randomized controlled trial protocol investigating effectiveness of an activity-pacing program for deconditioned older adults
- Creator
- Timmer, Amanda; Unsworth, Carolyn; Browne, Matthew
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/183023
- Identifier
- vital:16250
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0008417419830374
- Identifier
- ISBN:0008-4174 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background.: Acute hospitalization of older adults can lead to deconditioning and the need for rehabilitation to facilitate a return to home and previous lifestyle. An occupational therapy intervention to combat deconditioning is activity pacing, an active self-management strategy where individuals learn to modify how and when activities are completed with the aim of improving participation in occupation. Purpose.: This study will examine the effectiveness of occupational therapy with activity pacing during rehabilitation for deconditioned older adults. Method.: A randomized controlled trial is proposed with inclusion criteria of older adults, 65+ years old, living independently in the community prior to admission, with adequate cognition and language to participate in the intervention. Participation, health status, self-efficacy in daily activities, self-efficacy in activity pacing techniques, and symptom management (pain and fatigue) will be measured at admission, discharge, and 3 months postdischarge. Implications.: Determining if an activity-pacing program is effective will provide occupational therapists with evidence to support service delivery. © CAOT 2019.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Relation
- Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 86, no. 2 (2019), p. 136-147
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright @ CAOT 2019
- Subject
- 4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science; 3202 Clinical Sciences; Aged; Geriatrics; Independent living; Occupational therapy; Subacute care
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This research was supported under the Commonwealth Government’s Research Training Program/Research Training Scheme of the Australian Government.
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