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New Directions In Dementia Care At Home, Tracey Vause-Earland, E. Adel Herge, Catherine Verrier Piersol, Laura N. Gitlin, Janice Burke
New Directions In Dementia Care At Home, Tracey Vause-Earland, E. Adel Herge, Catherine Verrier Piersol, Laura N. Gitlin, Janice Burke
Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers
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A Randomized Trial Of A Multicomponent Home Intervention To Reduce Functional Difficulties In Older Adults, Laura N. Gitlin, Laraine Winter, Marie P. Dennis, Mary Corcoran, Walter W. Hauck
A Randomized Trial Of A Multicomponent Home Intervention To Reduce Functional Difficulties In Older Adults, Laura N. Gitlin, Laraine Winter, Marie P. Dennis, Mary Corcoran, Walter W. Hauck
Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers
OBJECTIVES: To test the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention to reduce functional difficulties, fear of falling, and home hazards and enhance self-efficacy and adaptive coping in older adults with chronic conditions.
DESIGN: A prospective, two-group, randomized trial. Participants were randomized to a treatment group or no-treatment group.
SETTING: Urban community-living older people.
PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred nineteen community-living adults aged 70 and older who reported difficulty with one or more activities of daily living.
INTERVENTION: Occupational and physical therapy sessions involving home modifications and training in their use; instruction in strategies of problem-solving, energy conservation, safe performance, and fall recovery techniques; …