Effects of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation on independence and mobility: An observational study
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Multimorbidityfrequently occurring diseases in older people in the fields of neurology, internal medicine, orthopaedics or multiple causes.
- Registration Number
- DRKS00021056
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Freiburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 819
Inclusion Criteria
• Patients data from 2008 to 2019 are evaluated
• Minimum age = 60 years
• Indications for outpatient geriatric rehabilitation according to the guidelines of the Federal Working Group for Geriatric Rehabilitation 2004
• Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
• Presence of a contraindication for outpatient geriatric rehabilitation according to the guidelines of the Federal Working Group for Geriatric Rehabilitation 2004 or another contraindication.
• Lack of written informed consent.
• Lack of or insufficient capacity of the rehabilitee.
• Severe comorbidity or complications that preclude rehabilitation, such as severe depression, severe dementia, frequent faecal incontinence.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mobility: Tinetti, Timed-up-and-go, Tandem stands<br>assessed before (t0) and after (t1) the rehabilitation and 3-6 months after end of rehabilitation, at follow up (t2).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activities of daily living (Barthel Index) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (Lawton&Brody). Same measuring time points as the primary outcome.