[Home rehabilitation assistant improves the quality of life of the elderly].

Kotikuntoutumisavustajan tuki parantaa iäkkäiden elämänlaatua.

Publisher: Laaeketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim Country of Publication: Finland NLM ID: 0373207 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0012-7183 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00127183 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Duodecim Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Helsinki : Laaeketieteellinen Aikakauskirja Duodecim
Original Publication: Helsinki, Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim.

Home Care Services* ; Quality of Life* ; Veterans*; Wounds and Injuries/*rehabilitation; Aged ; Cohort Studies ; Health Status ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome

We investigated the health status, functional ability, mood and quality of life of 464 persons undergoing a rehabilitation period in two centers for care and rehabilition for war veterans' by comprehensive interviews and measurements of functional ability. The investigation involved a 2 to 4-week period in a rehabilitation unit and a controlled investigation with a home rehabilitation assistant for one year. Hand grip strength, knee extension strength and walking speed, among other things, improved during the institutional rehabilitation period. The rehabilitation period study included no control group. During the one-year follow-up, those participating in the home rehabilitation assistant intervention considered their quality of life and health better than in the beginning of the study.

Date Created: 20090829 Date Completed: 20091008 Latest Revision: 20090828

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