Specialist rehabilitation for people with Parkinson's disease in the community: a randomised controlled trial
Gage H, Grainger L, Ting S, Williams P, Chorley C, Carey G, Borg N, Bryan K, Castleton B, Trend P, Kaye J, Jordan J, Wade D
Record ID 32014001429
English
Authors' objectives:
(1) Implement a specialist domiciliary rehabilitation service for people with Parkinson's and carers.
(2) Provide continuing support from trained care assistants to half receiving the rehabilitation.
(3) Evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service, and the value added by the care assistants, compared with usual care.
(4) Assess the costs of the interventions.
(5) Investigate the acceptability of the service.
(6) Deliver guidance for commissioners.
Authors' recommendations:
Further research is needed into ways of sustaining benefits from rehabilitation including the use of care assistants.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr02510/#/abstract
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Parkinson Disease
- Community Health Services
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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