Sponsored by the US dept of veterans affairs
Making sense of senses: Applying low tech solutions to support activity engagement for rural Veterans with vision loss
Sponsored by Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research Network
Group Therapy in Short-term Rehabilitation at Skilled Nursing Facilities
sponsored by Brooks Rehabilitation
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy to Optimize Patients’ Activities of Daily Living
Sponsored by The American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Implementing 3-Step Workout for Life to Improve ADL Outcomes in Home Health
Feasibility of hybrid task-oriented exercise for recent home health patients with cognitive impairment and mobility limitations
Making sense of senses: Applying low tech solutions to support activity engagement for rural Veterans with vision loss
About this project:
The purpose of Making Sense of Senses Tool Guide and Kit is to develop a tool guide & toolkit for non-low vision rehabilitation specialists. They can apply the tool guide and toolkit to improve activity engagement in rural Veterans with age-related vision loss at the point of care. The tool guide and kit are to complement the existing VA blind and low vision rehabilitation services by increasing rural Veterans’ access to non-optical strategies that are fast, practical, and at low cost to support their activity independence, such as managing medications and preparing a simple meal.
Toolkit
The toolkit will contain simple tools that Veterans with vision loss, their caregivers, or non-low-vision rehabilitation healthcare providers can apply to increase Veterans’ independence of activity performance.
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Sponsor
Project lead
Co-project lead
Project coordinator
- Kimberly Findley, RN
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Group Therapy in Short-term Rehabilitation at Skilled Nursing Facilities
About this project:
Group therapy can be a cost-effective option for skilled nursing facilities under post-acute care reform. In group therapy sessions, one therapist or therapy assistant supervises two to six patients who perform similar activities. Collaborating with a local health system partner, the project aims to examine group therapy from three perspectives: the literature (Aim 1), recent provision experience (Aim 2), and electronic medical records (Aim 3).
Healthcare system partner
Sponsor
Scholar
Mentor
Project coordinator
- Eduardo Montaner
Synergizing Home Health Rehabilitation Therapy to Optimize Patients’ Activities of Daily Living
About this project:
Over 3 million older adults receive home health care services to improve health and functional status annually. This project examines the preliminary effects of an ADL-enhanced rehabilitation program to improve the ability to perform activities of daily living in older adults admitted to home health care.
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Principal investigator
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Clinical research coordinator
- Taisiya Matev
Implementing 3-Step Workout for Life to Improve ADL Outcomes in Home Health
About this project
The 3-Step Workout for Life was developed to translate improved muscle strength into greater functional gains. The objective of this project is to adapt and augment the 3-Step Workout for Life into a deliverable intervention program for home health agencies.
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Sponsor
Principal investigator
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Feasibility of hybrid task-oriented exercise for recent home health patients with cognitive impairment and mobility limitations
About this project
Home health patients often experience challenges with activities of daily living due to a variety of medical conditions. To address these difficulties, this project offers both in-person and virtual exercise interventions grounded in motor learning principles. The project incorporates simulated self-care movements with the goal of improving functional independence. This initiative seeks to determine whether such an intervention can delay long-term care admissions among high-risk older adults.
Our Partners
If you are a home health care provider and would like to partner in the study please contact us.
Sponsor
College of Public Health & Health Professions
Principal investigator
Co-Investigators
Project Coordinator
- Eduardo Montaner