Rehabilitation staff perceptions of characteristics of geriatric rehabilitation patients
| Autor: | Peggy J. Kemp, Bruce Rybarczyk, Allyson Haut, Robin F. Lacey, John J. Nicholas, Peter M. Meyer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Occupational therapy
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Geriatric rehabilitation Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment education Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Surveys and Questionnaires Activities of Daily Living Adaptation Psychological Medicine Humans Recreation Accreditation Aged Aged 80 and over Health Services Needs and Demand Rehabilitation Social work business.industry Focus Groups Focus group Patient Discharge Family medicine Female business Speech-Language Pathology Factor Analysis Statistical Prejudice Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 79(10) |
| ISSN: | 0003-9993 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine if professionals treating older rehabilitation patients regarded them as having different characteristics than younger rehabilitation patients, to derive factors from these perceptions, and to examine the impact of the discipline of the professional and other factors on these perceptions. Design: Rehabilitation professionals at a random sample of facilities accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities were surveyed to determine their level of agreement with 60 items addressing characteristics of older rehabilitation patients. The items were derived from focus groups with rehabilitation staff members. Participants: One thousand sixty-three rehabilitation professionals from nine disciplines (nursing, occupational therapy, physiatry, physical therapy, psychology, social work, speech pathology, therapeutic recreation, and vocational counseling) responded to the questionnaire and were included in the study. Results: There was a wide range of agreement levels across the 60 items (range of median agreement, 12.7% to 93.5%). Factor analysis resulted in six categories of perceptions regarding older rehabilitation patients: (1) physical limitations, (2) motivational deficits, (3) psychological distress/need for support, (4) maturity and positive coping skills, (5) need for privacy/decreased adaptability, and (6) discharge complications. Significant differences across disciplines were found for five of six factors. Nurses agreed more strongly with the negative psychological factors (2, 3, and 5) compared to physical therapists, psychologists, and social workers. Physicians scored significantly higher than two other disciplines on the physical limitations factor. These differences may be related to the distinct role each discipline plays in the rehabilitation process. Older professionals also scored higher on four factors, likely because of personal rather than professional experience with aging. Conclusions: Treating professionals recognize differences between younger and older rehabilitation patients. Many of these perceived differences can be viewed as variables that require more effort and skill on the part of the treating professional. The training of rehabilitation professionals needs to better prepare individuals from all disciplines to adapt to age-specific differences. |
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