| Titre : | The feasibility of increasing physical activity in care home residents: Active Residents in Care Homes (ARCH) programme (2020) |
| Auteurs : | Michael V. Hurley ; Julia Wood ; Raymond Smith ; Robert Grant ; Jake Jordan ; Heather Gage ; Liezl West Anderson ; Bernadette Kennedy ; Fiona Jones |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Physiotherapy (Vol. 107, 2020) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 50-57 |
| Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2019.06.007 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Exercice physique ; Qualité de vie ; Services de soins à domicile ; Sujet âgé |
| Résumé : |
Objectives
Maintaining physical activity for older residents in care homes maximises their physical and mental health and wellbeing, independence, dignity and quality of life. Unfortunately, most residents do not participate in regular physical activity. Active Residents in Care Homes, ARCH, was designed to increase physical activity by facilitating whole-system change in a care home. We evaluated whether ARCH can be delivered, its effects on resident’s physical activity, wellbeing and costs. Design Feasibility study. Setting Three residential care homes. Participants Care home residents and staff. Intervention Occupational and physiotherapists implemented ARCH over 4 months with an 8-month follow-up. Main outcome measures Assessment of Physical Activity, Pool Activity Level, EQ5D-5L, Dementia Care Mapping, cost of implementing ARCH, health and social care utilisation. Results After implementing ARCH, residents displayed more positive behaviours, better mood and engagement and higher physical activity levels, but these improvements were not sustained at 8-month follow-up. The cost (2016 prices) of implementing ARCH was £61,037, which equates to £1,650/resident. Healthcare utilisation was £295/resident (SD 320) in the 4 months prior to ARCH, £308/resident (SD 406) during the 4-month implementation and £676/resident (SD 438) in the 8-month follow-up. Conclusions The ARCH programme can be delivered, it may have some short-term benefits and is affordable. Rather than have unrealistic increases in the health and longevity of older care home residents, ARCH may slow the decline in physical, mental and emotional well-being usually seen in older people in care homes, return some dignity and improve their quality of life in their last months or years. |
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