title: Evaluation of a rehabilitation component of home care for homebound elderly.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: 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