Interventions to promote independent participation among community-dwelling middle-aged adults with long-term physical disabilities: a systematic review

CONCLUSION: Interventions with strong and moderate evidence should be routinely offered for middle-aged PAwLTPD. Future research should focus on developing evidence-based interventions for middle-aged PAwLTPD.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMiddle-aged PAwLTPD face the same aging-related challenges as people without disabilities but will experience additional difficulties due to compounding effects of long-term health conditions and aging.Current effective interventions to promote participation for middle-aged PAwLTPD have been measured over a wide range of outcomes, and many interventions should be used by clinicians on a case-by-case basis.Wheelchair skills training was found to have the strongest evidence and is recommended for use with middle-aged PAwLTPD who use manual and power wheelchairs.PMID:34757870 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1998668

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - November 10, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Abigail L Kehrer Brianna Barkocy Britney Downs Susan Rice Szu-Wei Chen Susan Stark Source Type: research