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OT Directed Services in Long-term Care in Ontario

Aging

In long-term care, staff provide help to residents with bathing, dressing, eating, walking, toileting, transferring, and moving in bed. Some residents can do more for themselves than others. This study will compare two groups of residents who require the same level of help from staff. Over eight weeks, one group will receive occupational therapy services provided by OT students and the other group will not. After the eight weeks, the level of help that each group of people requires will be looked at to see if there are any differences.

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Conditions de participation

  • Sexe:

    ALL

  • Âges admissibles:

    18 and up

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:

Residents eligible for the trial must comply with all the following at randomization:

1. Current admission to St. Joseph's Villa as a long-term care resident.
2. An Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Self-Performance Hierarchy Scale of 4 out of 6 or lower. Higher scores indicate greater decline (progressive loss) in ADL performance.
3. ADL Long Form score of 22 out of 28 or lower. Higher scores indicate more dependence in ADL.
4. Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) score between 0-3 out of 6 within the last three months. Higher scores indicate more severe cognitive impairment.
5. Individuals can respond or have a caregiver who is able to respond to the EuroQoL-5D Health Questionnaire.
6. Individuals or their proxy are willing to provide consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Residents with a Change in Health, End-Stage Disease and Signs and Symptoms (CHESS) score of equal to 4 or greater on their last assessment, completed within the last three months. This assessment completed for all residents by nursing staff every three months. Higher scores indicate higher levels of medical complexity and are associated with adverse outcomes

Lieu de l'étude

McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science
McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science
Dundas, Ontario
Canada

Contactez l'équipe d'étude

Primary Contact

Jennifer Croy

[email protected]
905-627-9011
Étude parrainée par
McMaster University
Participants recherchés
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ID de l'étude: NCT05527028