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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
A pilot exploration of the effect of designated Function Focused Care on mobility, functional dependence and falls
Eva S van der Ploeg1, Marleen L Leermakers2
1Stichting Argos Zorggroep, Voorberghlaan 35, 3123 AX Schiedam, The Netherlands; Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Hippocratespad 21, Postzone V0-P, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
In recent years, there has been a gradual change in nursing home care from care providers doing as many things as possible for residents to a philosophy where patients are encouraged to become more involved in their care and activities of daily living. Function Focused Care (FFC) is a methodology to stimulate the involvement of residents on a daily basis that has shown to be safe and effective in improving ADL-functioning. We implemented FFC in four nursing homes with 53 residents. This first pilot project in Dutch nursing homes has replicated the finding that FFC inspires functional independence, but also revealed a reduction in the number of falls among fallers.
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