Assessment and rehabilitation of old adults

In a rehabilitation study in four Norwegian municipalities, Lyng and Svingen (2004) followed up 35 old adults identified with SDSL with assessments, interventions and follow up over a two-years period.The rehabilitation process was based on the person’s own active participation and decisions. In addition to information about their own evaluation of their vison and hearing, the interview-guide collected information about areas of interests and activities and their motivation and importance in the domains of:

• communication (including conditions)
• access to information (visual, auditory and tactile)
• ADL
• orientation and mobility

It also collected background data about their houshold, living conditions, social networks, health and received care.Read more about the rehabilitation project here (link to project summary).The Inteview guide can be downloaded here.