篇名 | Effectiveness of a Nursing Consultation Intervention for Older People With Functional Mobility Impairments: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study |
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卷期 | 21:4 |
作者 | Steve Strupeit 、 Karin Wolf-Ostermann 、 Arne Bu 、 Theo Dassen |
頁次 | 279-288 |
關鍵字 | nurse consulting 、 mobility 、 quality of life 、 older people 、 MEDLINE 、 Scopus 、 SSCI 、 TSCI 、 TSSCI 、 SCIE |
出刊日期 | 201312 |
DOI | 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000001 |
Background: There is a need fo「prevention strategies in elderly individuals with mobility impairments.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nursing consultations on the functional abilities and quality of life of elderly individuals with mobility impairments after discharge from a rehabilitation facility.
Methods: A single-site, prospective, longitudinal study with a nonequivalent control group pretest—posttest design was conducted in a geriatric rehabilitation facility and in the living environments of the patients after discharge. The intervention consisted of nurse-delivered consulting home visits and follow-up telephone calls. Patient quality of life and functional status were the primary outcomes, and self-efficacy was the secondary outcome. Data were collected at admission, at discharge, and at a 6-month follow-up visit.
Results: A cohort of 124 patients participated in the study. The intervention group showed a nonsignificant improvement in functional status compared with the control group. The intervention did not affect quality of life, except for a trend toward significance in the social domain (p = .060).
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that nursing consultations do not significantly improve functional status and have almost no effect on quality of life.