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Sackley, Catherine M., Walker, Marion F, Burton, Christopher R, Watkins, Caroline L, Mant, Jonathan, Roalfe, Andrea K, Wheatley, Keith, Sheehan, Bart, Sharp, Leslie, Stant, Katie, Fletcher-Smith, Joanna, Steel, Kerry, Barton, Garry R, Irvine, Lisa 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-3584 and Peryer, Guy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0425-6911
(2016)
An occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke-related disabilities in UK care homes (OTCH): Cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.
Health Technology Assessment, 20 (15).
pp. 1-185.
ISSN 1366-5278
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Abstract
Background: Care home residents with stroke-related disabilities have significant activity limitations. Phase II trial results suggested a potential benefit of occupational therapy (OT) in maintaining residents’ capacity to engage in functional activity. Objective: Evaluate clinical and cost effectiveness of a targeted course of OT in maintaining functional activity and reducing further health risks from inactivity for UK care home residents living with stroke-related disabilities. Design: Pragmatic, parallel-group, cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation. Cluster randomisation occurred at the care home level. Homes were stratified according to trial administrative centre, and type of care provided (nursing or residential) and randomised 1:1 to either the intervention or control arm. Setting: 228 care homes local to 11 trial administrative centres across England and Wales. Participants: 1042 care home residents with a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack, including residents with communication and cognitive impairments, not receiving end of life care. 114 care homes (n=568 residents) were allocated to the intervention arm; 114 homes (n=474 residents) to the control arm. Randomisation of participating homes occurred between May 2010 and March 2012. Intervention: Personalised three-month course of OT delivered by qualified therapists. Care workers participated in training workshops to support personal activities of daily living. The control condition consisted of usual care for residents. Main outcome measures: Primary outcome at the participant level: Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living at three months. Secondary outcomes at the participant level: Barthel Index scores at six and twelve months post-randomisation, and the Rivermead Mobility Index, Geriatric Depression Scale-15, and EuroQol EQ-5D-3L questionnaire at all time-points. An economic evaluation examined the incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gain, costs were estimated from the perspective of the NHS and personal social services. Results: Participants mean age= 82.9 years, 665/1042 (64%) were female. 2538 OT sessions were delivered to 498 participants in the intervention group (mean visits/participant =5.1, SD=3.0). No adverse events attributable to the intervention were recorded. The primary outcome showed no significant differences between groups. The adjusted mean difference in the Barthel Index score between groups was 0.19 points higher in the intervention arm (95% CI -0.33 to 0.70, p=0.48, adjusted ICC 0.09). Secondary outcome measures showed no significant differences at all time-points. Mean incremental cost of the OTCH intervention was £438.78 (CI £-360.89 to £1238.46), and the incremental QALY gain was 0.009 (CI -0.030 to 0.048). Conclusion: A three-month individualised course of OT, showed no benefit in maintaining functional activity in an older care home population with stroke-related disabilities. Limitations: A high proportion of participants with very severe activity-based limitations and cognitive impairment have limited capacity to engage in therapy. Future work: There is an urgent need to reduce health-related complications caused by inactivity, and create more of an enabling built environment within care homes. Trial registration: Current controlled trials ISRCTN00757750.
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| Additional Information: | Date of acceptance: 28/09/2015 © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2016. This work was produced by Sackley et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health. This issue may be freely reproduced for the purposes of private research and study and extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in professional journals provided that suitable acknowledgement is made and the reproduction is not associated with any form of advertising. Applications for commercial reproduction should be addressed to: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK. Funding: This project was funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. X, No. X. See HTA programme website for further project information. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | stroke,care homes,rehabilitation,occupational therapy,cluster randomised controlled trial,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2016 10:05 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:33 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57447 |
| DOI: | 10.3310/hta20150 |
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