Kontrollierte Studien zur Wirksamkeit von Ergotherapie bei �lteren
| Autor: | Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, T. Schochat, H W Heiss |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Occupational therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) business.industry MEDLINE Loneliness medicine.disease Clinical trial Issues ethics and legal aspects Nursing care Family medicine medicine Dementia Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business Gerontology Stroke Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Zeitschrift f�r Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 37:450-458 |
| ISSN: | 1435-1269 0948-6704 |
| Popis: | Objective To identify the evidence for the efficacy of occupational therapy on prioritized diseases and disabilities of the elderly. Method Reviews, meta-analyses and clinical trials with control group design regarding "occupational therapy" were identified by an electronic search of pubmed and reviewed based on the CONSORT-Statement. The study results were summarised in regard to diseases and commented considering further literature. Results A total of 31 studies were identified: 10 on stroke, 6 on dementia, 5 on prevention of falls, growing loneliness or inactivity, 4 on need of nursing care, and 6 on other diseases or disabilities. There is evidence for a positive efficacy of occupational therapy on the level of several controlled trials or reviews. Conclusion Especially in Germany, further research specific to occupational therapy is needed in the fields of depression, diabetes mellitus and nursing care in the community. |
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