Publications by authors named "L van der Tol"
Purpose: There is variation in organization of geriatric rehabilitation across Europe. The purpose of this study was to describe the selection criteria for referral to geriatric rehabilitation, care provided, and recovery trajectories of post-COVID-19 patients referred to geriatric rehabilitation in Europe.
Methods: This observational cohort study included 723 patients in 59 care facilities for geriatric rehabilitation across 10 countries.
Background: Measures against COVID-19 in nursing homes affected not only clients but also staff. However, staff perspectives on the importance of these measures remain underexplored.
Objective: To investigate measures related to staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff perspectives of important measures and the involvement of staff in deciding on these measures.
Background: COVID-19 infection prevention measures can negatively impact nursing home residents' well-being. Society has been concerned about the imbalance between infection prevention and residents' well-being, and about nursing home residents' autonomy in COVID-19 policymaking.
Objective: This study explores consensus among nursing home staff about which measures they found to be most important in contributing to preventing infections and to maintaining well-being of residents during COVID-19 outbreaks.
Article Synopsis
- Older individuals recovering from COVID-19 can significantly improve their daily functioning and quality of life through geriatric rehabilitation (GR), as shown in a study across 59 facilities in Europe.
- The study tracked 723 post-COVID-19 patients, most of whom were frail at admission, and found that they experienced steady improvements in functioning and quality of life over time, regardless of their frailty level.
- Importantly, while frailer patients had lower quality of life at admission, they showed a quicker recovery, suggesting that frailty should not be a barrier to receiving geriatric rehabilitation.
Objectives: Delirium is common during acute infection in older patients and is associated with functional decline. Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) can help older patients to return to their premorbid functional level. It is unknown whether delirium affects GR outcomes in patients with acute infection.
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