Natasha Brusco, Christina Ekegren, Helen Rawson, Nicholas F Taylor, Julia Morphet, Keith Hill, Jennifer Anderson, Kelly Stephen, Amelia Crabtree, Pazit Levinger, Sara L Whittaker, Sze-Ee Soh, Fiona Dulfer, Katherine Lawler
ObjectiveMy Therapy is an allied health guided, co-designed rehabilitation self-management program for residents of aged care facilities. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of implementing My Therapy in a residential aged care setting.MethodsThis observational study was conducted on a 30-bed wing, within a 90-bed metropolitan residential aged care facility, attached to a public health service, in Victoria, Australia. Staff and resident data were collected prospectively over 6 weeks (staff focus groups, patient surveys, and audits) to evaluate the feasibility domains of acceptability, reach and demand, practicality, integration, limited efficacy testing and adaptations...
January 22, 2024: Australian Health Review: a Publication of the Australian Hospital Association