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1. Feasibility and potential effects of interdisciplinary home-based reablement program (I-HARP) for people with cognitive and functional decline: a pilot trial.

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Jeon, Yun-Hee, Krein, Luisa, Simpson, Judy M., Szanton, Sarah L., Clemson, Lindy, Naismith, Sharon L., Low, Lee-Fay, Mowszowski, Loren, Gonski, Peter, Norman, Richard, Gitlin, Laura N., and Brodaty, Henry

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CAREGIVERS, COGNITION disorders, CONFIDENCE intervals, DEMENTIA, HOME remodeling, HEALTH care teams, HOME care services, INTERVIEWING, RESEARCH methodology, MEDICAL care, PATIENT compliance, ACCESSIBLE design, PILOT projects, ASSISTIVE technology, SOCIAL support, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, TREATMENT effectiveness, INDEPENDENT living, DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Abstract

Objectives: To test feasibility and potential effects of the interdisciplinary Home-bAsed Reablement Program (I-HARP) that integrates evidence-based strategies and cognitive rehabilitation techniques into a dementia-specific, bio-behavioural-environmental intervention. Methods: A parallel-group randomised controlled pilot trial was conducted in Sydney, Australia, targeting community-dwelling people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment or mild/moderate stages of dementia and their carer (n = 18 dyads). I-HARP comprised: up to 12 home visits by registered nurse, occupational therapist, and psychologist, tailored to the individual client's needs;

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2020
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