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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Despite inpatient rehabilitation, many older adults post-hip fracture have difficulty returning to their prefracture levels of function and activity. This scoping review aims to identify interventions for community-dwelling older adults discharged from inpatient rehabilitation and examine the function and activity outcomes associated with these interventions.Design
This scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework.Data sources
We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE and Ageline electronic databases for English-language articles published between January 1946 and January 2020.Eligibility criteria
We included studies with health and social interventions involving community-dwelling older adults and their caregivers after hip fracture and inpatient rehabilitation. The interventions were selected if initiated within 60 days post-hip fracture surgery.Data extraction and synthesis
Two independent reviewers screened abstracts and full texts and extracted the data based on the inclusion criteria. A third reviewer adjudicated any disagreement and collated the extracted data.Results
Of the 24 studies included in the review, most studies (79%) used exercise-based interventions, over half (63%) included activities of daily living training and/or home assessment and environment modification as intervention components, and three studies used social intervention components. Over half of the interventions (58%) were initiated in the inpatient setting and physiotherapists provided 83% of the interventions. Only seven studies (29%) involved tailored interventions based on the older adults' unique needs and progress in exercise training. Six studies (25%) enrolled patients with cognitive impairment, and only one study examined caregiver-related outcomes. Exercise-based interventions led to improved function and activity outcomes. 29 different outcome measures were reported.Conclusion
While exercise-based multicomponent interventions have evidence for improving outcomes in this population, there is a paucity of studies, including social interventions. Further, studies with standardised outcome measures are needed, particularly focusing on supporting caregivers and the recovery of older adults with cognitive impairment.
SUBMITTER: Omar A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547508 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Omar Abeer A Cumal Alexia A Vellani Shirin S Krassikova Alexandra A Lapenskie Julie J Bayly Melanie M Welch Vivian A VA Ghogomu Elizabeth E Iaboni Andrea A McGilton Katherine S KS
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<h4>Objectives</h4>Despite inpatient rehabilitation, many older adults post-hip fracture have difficulty returning to their prefracture levels of function and activity. This scoping review aims to identify interventions for community-dwelling older adults discharged from inpatient rehabilitation and examine the function and activity outcomes associated with these interventions.<h4>Design</h4>This scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework.<h4>Data sources</h4>We searched ...[more]