Evaluation of a rehabilitation component of home care for homebound elderly.
Fifty-seven elderly homebound patients with musculoskeletal disability were randomized to a stepped-up outreach rehabilitation program or to usual treatment. Sixty-four percent of patient goals were met, but overall there were no significant differences in functional scores, institutionalization, or quality of life. Twenty-three patients had maintained clinical improvement at the end of the study. The services were achieved at a modest marginal cost.
Liang
M H
MH
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
Partridge
A J
AJ
Gall
V
V
Taylor
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life