A study of occupational therapy and activity pacing with older adults who are inpatients at a rehabilitation hospital.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: hospital associated deconditioning; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000109404
• Lead Sponsor: Amanda Timmer

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Older than 65 years, English as a first language and a score of 24 or more on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Potential participants will also need to have been living independently in the community with or without supports prior to their acute admission.

Exclusion Criteria

Significant cognitive, language, hearing, visual or behavioural issues that would require the intervention to be individually tailored to their needs, if they have previously been admitted for a reconditioning program at DRH or another hospital, if they are discharged to convalescence care (interim) and not directly to home, if they are discharged to a nursing home or if they have a comorbidity that may also impact on symptoms of fatigue and pain (active treatment of cancer, chronic disease, neurological conditions, cardio-pulmonary problems, chronic pain).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participation in occupation assessed by the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures-Occupational Therapy (AusTOMs-OT). [Two days prior to discharge and three months post discharge from rehabilitation hospital];Quality of life assessed by the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36)[Two days prior to discharge and three months post discharge from rehabilitation hospital];Self-efficacy in daily tasks assessed by the Self-Efficacy Gauge (SEG)[Two days prior to discharge and three months post discharge from rehabilitation hospital]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fatigue assessed by the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36)[Two days prior to discharge and three months post discharge from rehabilitation hospital];Pain assessed by the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36)[ Two days prior to discharge and three months post discharge from rehabilitation hospital];Self-efficacy with Activity Pacing techniques assessed by the Activity Pacing Assessment designed specifically for this study[Two days prior to discharge and three months post discharge from rehabilitation hospital]