Meeting the needs of elderly with bathing disability

Zingmark, Magnus; Bernspång, Birgitta

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00904.x

Cited by 21 publications

(35 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Since older people often want to live at home as long as possible [52], this is of importance. In line with earlier studies [50,53], elimination of environmental barriers could also lead to a decreased use of home care services [54].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Housing accessibility for senior citizens in Sweden: Estimation of the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers

Pettersson

Slaug

Granbom

et al. 2017

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Housing accessibility for senior citizens in Sweden: Estimation of the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers

Pettersson

Slaug

Granbom

et al. 2017

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The included study [10] focussed on the provision of home care services in northern Sweden. Participants were not randomised, but divided into treatment and control groups due to locality.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interventions to reduce dependency in bathing in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review

Golding-Day

Whitehead²,

Radford³

et al. 2017

Syst Rev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundThe onset of bathing disability for older adults has been found to be an indicator and potential precursor of further disability. Thus interventions targeting bathing may prevent or delay further disability and the use of health and social care services. The aim of this systematic review was to identify interventions targeted at reducing dependency in bathing for community dwelling older adults, and determine their content and effectiveness in maintaining or improving function and quality of life.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search of electronic databases including: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE; EMBASE; AMED; CINAHL; PsycINFO and OTSeeker. The search took place on 18 October 2016. We included randomised controlled trials, nonrandomised controlled trials, and controlled before and after studies that evaluated an intervention designed to reduce dependency in bathing. Articles were screened for inclusion by two independent reviewers; risk of bias was assessed using quality assessment tools; and data extracted using pre-prepared forms. Disagreements were resolved by discussion and inclusion of a third reviewer.ResultsThe search process identified one study for inclusion in the review. This study evaluated a bathing intervention delivered by an occupational therapist following discharge from hospital. Overall, the findings suggest modest improvements in functional ability in favour of the intervention group although the results should be interpreted with caution.ConclusionDespite evidence suggesting the importance of addressing bathing difficulties as a means of possible prevention of disability in the ageing process, there is a dearth of evaluative or interventional research studies. Further robust research is warranted, including studies of randomised and controlled design.

show abstract

“…While no information on diagnosis was collected, it is reasonable to assume a similar mix and variety of diagnoses (e.g. orthopaedic, neurological, psychiatric) that has been presented in other trials conducted in a Nordic reablement context (Tuntland et al, ; Zingmark & Bernspång, ). Given that reablement is implemented for heterogeneous target groups, the focus and content of the intervention, and the role of different professionals may differ, for example, in relation to supporting clients after a hip fracture or clients diagnosed with neuropsychiatric limitations.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, when implementing an occupation‐ based approach, the client is given the opportunity to practice the use of the bath board and the time to regain confidence in the new mode of performing the activity. Previous studies have described therapeutic strategies (Guidetti & Tham, ) and how training in activity is a vital aspect of the intervention when gradually supporting a client to regain independence (Zingmark & Bernspång, ). To what extent an occupation‐focused and/or occupation‐based approach guided the occupational therapists involved in this study cannot be established based on our data and therefore needs to be explored in future studies.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One such facet is the actual content of the intervention and the role of different professionals. While reablement is described as a multidisciplinary intervention, occupational therapists and physiotherapists have been described as key professionals in the role as supervisors for home care staff (Sims‐Gould et al, ) or implementing assessment and initial intervention before home care is granted (Zingmark & Bernspång, ). Detailed descriptions of intervention components have been presented in previous study protocols (Langeland et al, ; Tuntland et al, ), but to what extent interventions were delivered according to these protocols has not been presented in detail.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Characteristics of occupational therapy and physiotherapy within the context of reablement in Swedish municipalities: A national survey

Zingmark

Evertsson

Haak

2020

Health Soc Care Community

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Reablement is a multidisciplinary, home‐based intervention implemented for people at risk of functional decline and losing independence aiming to optimise functioning and independence in activities of daily living. There is limited knowledge about what characterises the intervention and the role of different professionals. The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics and differences of occupational therapy and physiotherapy interventions in terms of focus, content and duration within the context of reablement in Swedish municipalities. Web‐based surveys were used to collect data from 43 municipalities representing 25% of the population in Sweden. Data on intervention characteristics were reported for all cases receiving occupational therapy (n = 1,395) and physiotherapy (n = 1,006) over a 15‐week period. Data were presented descriptively, and differences between occupational therapy and physiotherapy were analysed using Chi‐square tests. The results indicated that reablement in Sweden was implemented for adults in all ages (19–103 years, median 81.0 years); 72% had home help. For both professions, a baseline assessment was made in fewer than half of all cases. There were significant differences between occupational therapists and physiotherapists regarding the focus and content as well as the number of contacts and duration of the intervention. For occupational therapists, walking indoors and self‐care were the largest focus areas, whereas for physiotherapists walking indoors and body function were the largest focus areas. For most cases, the intervention was completed within five sessions over a 6‐week period. This study provides the first picture of occupational therapy and physiotherapy within Swedish reablement contexts. In relation to the results, the focus of interventions, how assessments are made and how the intervention is implemented over time are issues that can be further elaborated.

show abstract

Meeting the needs of elderly with bathing disability

Abstract: Occupational therapy interventions seem beneficial in terms of supporting older people in becoming independent of home help in bathing but the results must be interpreted with caution as there were differences at baseline between the groups.

Cited by 21 publications

References 19 publications

Housing accessibility for senior citizens in Sweden: Estimation of the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers

Housing accessibility for senior citizens in Sweden: Estimation of the effects of targeted elimination of environmental barriers

Interventions to reduce dependency in bathing in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review

Characteristics of occupational therapy and physiotherapy within the context of reablement in Swedish municipalities: A national survey

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About