Development of a practical guideline for person centred goal setting in geriatric rehabilitation: a participatory action research.

Purpose: To improve goal setting in Geriatric Rehabilitation (GR), by developing an evidence-based practical guideline for patient-centred goal setting.

Methods: Participatory action research (PAR) in a cyclical process, with GR professionals as co-researchers. Each cycle consisted of five phases: problem analysis, literature review, development, practical experience, feedback & evaluation.

Combating sarcopenia in geriatric rehabilitation patients: study protocol of the EMPOWER-GR observational cohort, sarcopenia awareness survey and randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Introduction: Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in geriatric rehabilitation patients. Resistance exercise training (RET) combined with protein supplementation is recommended to increase muscle mass and strength in older adults. However, sarcopenia awareness, feasibility to diagnose and treat sarcopenia, and efficacy of treatment in geriatric rehabilitation patients remain to be established.