Table 3 Rehabilitation program characteristics by age groups of participants mean age
Category | Details (min/max) | Group 50 to 60a (50.2/63.3) | Group 60 to 70b (63.4/71.6) | Group 70 to 80c (71.7/78.6) | Group older than 80d (79/87.3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Target population | People with a decline in functioning/functional abilitye | 2(9.5) | 3(17.6) | 22(70.9) | 20(95.2) |
People with a single health condition | 18(85.7) | 13(76.5) | 8(25.8) | 0(0) | |
People with more than two health conditions | 1(4.8) | 1(5.9) | 1(3.2) | 1(4.8) | |
Health condition area | Cardiovascular | 5(27.8) | 2(15.4) | 1(11.1) | 0 |
Neurological | 3(16.7) | 6(46.2) | 3(33.3) | 0 | |
Respiratory | 3(16.7) | 3(23.1) | 2(22.2) | 0 | |
Metabolic | 2(11.1) | 1(7.7) | 1(11.1) | 0 | |
Pain | 2(11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Less than 2 studiesf | 3(16.8) | 1(7.7) | 2(22.2) | 0 | |
Health condition | COPD | 3(16.7) | 3(23.1) | 2(22.2) | 0 |
Diabetes | 2(11.1) | 1(7.7) | 0 | 0 | |
Heart failure | 2(11.1) | 1(7.7) | 0 | 0 | |
Stroke | 2(11.1) | 6(46.2) | 1(11.1) | 0 | |
Cardiovascular disease not specified | 2(11.1) | 0 | 1(11.1) | 0 | |
Chronic pain | 2(11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Coronary heart disease | 1(5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Inflammatory arthritis | 1(5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Multiple sclerosis | 1(5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rotator cuff tendinopathy | 1(5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cancer not specified | 1(5.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Less than 2 studiesg | 0 | 2(15.4) | 5(55.5) | 0 | |
Rehabilitation model | Community | 10(43.5) | 10(50) | 17(45.9) | 4(16) |
Telerehabilitation | 8(34.8) | 3(15) | 6(16.2) | 1(4) | |
Outpatient | 4(17.4) | 2(10) | 4(10.8) | 5(20) | |
Home | 1(4.4) | 5(25) | 9(24.3) | 10(40) | |
Eldercare | 0 | 0 | 1(2.7) | 5(20) | |
Health care worker | Physical therapists | 11(28.9) | 6(22.2) | 10(20.4) | 11(22.9) |
Nurses | 6(15.8) | 6(22.2) | 8(16.3) | 11(22.9) | |
Occupational Therapists | 2(5.3) | 3(11.1) | 5(10.2) | 6(12.5) | |
Community workers | 1(2.6) | 3(11.11) | 2(4.1) | 0 | |
Dieticians | 4(10.5) | 1(3.7) | 2(4.1) | 1(2.1) | |
General practitioners (or “family doctors”) | 1(2.6) | 1(3.7) | 2(4.1) | 4(8.3) | |
Geriatricians | 0 | 1(3.7) | 1(2.0) | 3(6.3) | |
PRM physicians | 1(2.6) | 0 | 0 | 1(2.1) | |
Other physiciansh | 2(5.3) | 1(3.7) | 2(4.1) | 1(2.1) | |
Social workers | 2(5.3) | 1(3.7) | 2(4.1) | 3(6.3) | |
Exercise experts | 0 | 1(3.7) | 5(10.2) | 1(2.1) | |
Psychologist | 3(7.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Speech and language therapists | 1(2.7) | 1(3.7) | 0 | 0 | |
Otheri | 1(2.6) | 1(3.7) | 2(4.1) | 5(10.4) | |
Does not applied or not reported | 3(7.9) | 1(3.7) | 8(16.3) | 1(2.1) | |
Rehabilitation intervention category | Assessment | 11(18.6) | 13(27.7) | 14(20.6) | 16(25.8) |
Care coordination and management | 11(18.6) | 5(10.6) | 12(17.7) | 13(20.9) | |
Restorative and compensatory approaches | 18(30.5) | 13(27.7) | 26(38.2) | 17(27.4) | |
Education, counselling and skills training | 19(32.2) | 14(29.8) | 12(17.7) | 11(17.7) | |
Provision and training in the use of assistive technology | 0 | 1(2.1) | 1(1.5) | 2(3.2) | |
Environmental modifications | 0 | 1(2.1) | 3(4.4) | 3(4.8) | |
Most common rehabilitation interventions | Therapeutic exercise | 8(9.5) | 9(13.6) | 22(19.5) | 11(8.7) |
Education and skills training for selfcare and self-management not specified | 14(16.7) | 14(21.2) | 10(8.9) | 5(3.9) | |
Assessment person-centred goals | 9(10.7) | 7(10.6) | 6(5.3) | 14(11.1) | |
Assessment functioning/functional ability | 4(4.8) | 4(6.1) | 7(6.2) | 8(6.4) | |
Follow up visits | 7(8.3) | 3(4.6) | 6(5.3) | 6(4.8) | |
Education and skills training for caregivers | 3(3.6) | 4(6.1) | 2(1.8) | 6(4.8) | |
Education and counselling on behavioural risk factors | 4(4.7) | 4(6.1) | 4(3.5) | 1(0.8) | |
Education for self-directed therapeutic exercise | 4(4.7) | 2(3.0) | 1(0.9) | 4(3.2) | |
Monitoring of functioning/functional ability | 3(3.6) | 1(1.5) | 2(1.8) | 6(4.8) | |
Case management | 2(2.4) | 1(1.5) | 3(2.6) | 6(4.8) | |
Multicomponent rehabilitation program not specified | 1(1.2) | 2(3.0) | 5(4.4) | 2(1.6) | |
Motivational interventions | 3(3.6) | 1(1.5) | 4(3.5) | 2(1.6) | |
Time and intensity of rehabilitation program | |||||
Dosage decision | Adapted | 1(4.8) | 2( 11.7) | 5(16.1) | 7(33.3) |
Prespecified | 11(52.4) | 10( 58.8) | 18(58.1) | 7(33.3) | |
Prespecified and adapted | 9(42.9) | 5(29.4) | 8(25.8) | 7(33.3) | |
median(IQR) | median(IQR) | median(IQR) | median(IQR) | ||
Median frequency of sessions per week | 1.5(1–2) | 1(1–2) | 2(0.98–2) | 0.46(0.17–2) | |
Median session duration in minutes | 90(67.5–120) | 120(50–180) | 55(40–90) | 60(50–65) | |
Median number of sessions per patient per program | 10(6–30) | 20(18–24) | 24(16–43.5) | 10(6–16) | |
Median rehabilitation length in weeks | 8(6–18) | 12(7–17) | 20(12–32) | 12(9–48) | |