Promoting independence in frail older people: a randomised controlled trial of a restorative care service in New Zealand | Zendy

Hugh Senior | Zendy; Matthew Parsons | Zendy; Ngaire Kerse | Zendy; MinHuey Chen | Zendy; Stephen D. Jacobs | Zendy; Stephen Vander Hoorn | Zendy; Craig S. Anderson | Zendy

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Promoting independence in frail older people: a randomised controlled trial of a restorative care service in New Zealand

Author(s) -

Hugh Senior,

Matthew Parsons,

Ngaire Kerse,

MinHuey Chen,

Stephen D. Jacobs,

Stephen Vander Hoorn,

Craig S. Anderson

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu025

Subject(s) - medicine , older people , health care , randomized controlled trial , rehabilitation , residential care , gerontology , nursing , physical therapy , economic growth , surgery , economics

frail older people often require tailored rehabilitation in order to remain at home, especially following a period of hospitalisation. Restorative care services aim to enhance an older person's ability to remain improve physical functioning, either at home or in residential care but evidence of their effectiveness is limited.

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