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Promoting independence in frail older people: a randomised controlled trial of a restorative care service in New Zealand

Age and Ageing: Promoting independence in frail older people: a randomised controlled trial of a restorative care service in New ZealandBackground: frail older people often require tailored rehabilitation in order to remain at home, especially following a period of hospitalisation. Restorative care services aim to enhance an older person's ability to improve physical functioning, either at home or in residential care but evidence of their effectiveness is limited.

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a restorative care service on institutional-free survival and health outcomes in frail older people referred for needs assessment in New Zealand.

Results: compared with usual care, there was a non-significant absolute risk reduction of 14.3% for death or permanent residential care (8.8% for residential care and 7.2% for death alone) for the restorative care approach. There was no difference in levels of burden among caregivers.

Conclusions: restorative care models that utilise case management and multi-disciplinary care may positively impact on institutional-free survival for frail older people without adversely impacting on the health of caregivers.

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