Outcome of Rehabilitation of Older People in Primary Health Care

Outcome of Multi-Disciplinary, Structured Rehabilitation of Older People in an Inpatient District Rehabilitation Centre Versus Standard Primary Health Care Rehabilitation - An Open Comparative Observational Stdy

The Outcome of Multi-Disciplinary, Structured Rehabilitation of Older People in a District Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre is better than in a Standard Primary Health Care Rehabilitation Programme in Short Term Beds in Nursing Homes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both Genders
• Age=>65 Years
• Diagnoses: Stroke, Hip Fractures, Osteoarthritis, Chronic, slowly progressing Diseases, Functional Decline due to Old Age, Functional Decline due to Long Hospital Stay
• Assessed to have a Rehabilitation Potential

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age<65 Years
• Patietns with Highly Progressive Diseases
• Sunnaas ADL Index<10
• MMSE<18
• Deeply Depressed Patients with no Initiative
• Patients with Speech Dyspnoea
• Patients with unstable Angina Pectoris
• Patients with not diagnosed Cardiac Arrythmias