Table 2 Characteristics of the rehabilitation programs

Rehabilitation service delivery model

Community

46

40.7

47.9

Home

27

23.9

28.1

Telerehabilitation

19

16.8

19.8

Outpatient

15

13.3

15.6

Eldercare

6

5.3

6.3

Models identified

113

100.0

117.7

Service provider

Health workers

83

84.7

86.5

Peers and volunteers

7

7.1

7.3

Informal caregivers and family

4

4.1

4.2

Not reported

4

4.1

4.2

Providers identified

98

100.0

102.1

Type of rehabilitation intervention provided

 Assessment

59

23.3

61.5

Person-centred goals

39

36.8

40.6

Functioning/functional ability^a

25

23.6

26.0

Fall risk

9

8.5

9.4

Environment

8

7.6

8.3

Medications used

7

6.6

7.3

Comprehensive geriatric assessment

5

4.7

5.2

Health status

5

4.7

5.2

Emotional functions

4

3.8

4.2

Less than two studies^b

4

4

4.2

 Care coordination and management

45

17.8

46.9

Follow up visits

25

30.5

26.0

Case management

15

18.3

15.6

Monitoring of functioning/functional ability^a

14

17.1

14.6

Health status monitoring

11

13.4

11.5

Rehabilitation process coordination and management

10

12.2

10.4

Home visit

6

7.3

6.3

Discharge planning

1

1.2

1.0

 Restorative and compensatory approaches

78

30.8

81.3

Therapeutic exercise

52

41.6

54.2

Motivational interventions

12

9.6

12.5

Multicomponent care or rehabilitation program not specified

10

8.0

10.4

Activities of daily living skills training

10

8.0

10.4

Behavioural interventions

8

6.4

8.3

Cognitive rehabilitation

6

4.8

6.3

Psychological interventions not specified

5

4.0

5.2

Therapeutic recreation

5

4.0

5.2

Management of incontinence

4

3.2

4.2

Occupational therapy not specified

4

3.2

4.2

Less than two studies^c

9

7.2

9.4

 Education, counselling and skills training

60

23.7

62.5

Education and skills training for selfcare and self-management not specified

46

45.1

47.9

Education and skills training for caregivers

16

15.7

16.7

Education and counselling on behavioural risk factors

14

13.7

14.6

Education and counselling on self-directed therapeutic exercise

13

12.8

13.5

Education and counselling about healthy diet and nutrition

12

11.8

12.5

Education and counselling for weight management

1

1.0

1.0

 Environmental adaptations

7

2.8

7.3

 Provision and training in the use of assistive technology

4

1.6

4.2

Time and intensity of rehabilitation program^d

 Dosage decision

Adapted

16

16.67

Prespecified

50

52.08

Prespecified and adapted

30

31.25

median

IQR

min–max

Frequency of sessions per week

1.0

0.55–2

0.07–8

Session duration in minutes

65.0

50–120

10–300

Number of sessions per patient per program

16.0

8–29

1–149

Rehabilitation length in weeks

12.0

8–28

2–192

Health workers

Physical therapists

38

22.0

39.6

Nurses

34

19.7

35.4

Occupational Therapists

16

9.3

16.7

General practitioners (or “family doctors”)

10

5.8

10.4

Social workers

9

5.2

9.4

Dieticians

9

5.2

9.4

Exercise professionals

7

4.1

7.3

Community workers

6

3.5

6.3

Other physicians^e

6

3.5

6.3

Geriatricians

5

2.9

5.2

Psychologists

3

1.7

3.1

Rehabilitation physicians

2

1.2

2.1

Speech and language therapists

2

1.2

2.1

Other^f

11

6.4

11.5

Does not applied or not reported

15

8.7

15.6

Health workers identified

173

100.0

180.2