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TAILORING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM TO A NEW POPULATION: FROM CAPABLE TO SOCIABLE
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TAILORING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM TO A NEW POPULATION: FROM CAPABLE TO SOCIABLE

D.H. Crews, A. Delaney, J.L. Walker, L.N. Gitlin, R.J. Thorpe and S.L. Szanton
Innovation in aging, v 1(Suppl 1), pp 1368-1368
30 Jun 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.5035
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https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article-pdf/1/suppl_1/1368/26112471/igx004.5035.pdfView
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Older adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer from increased morbidity, life constraining fatigue, and decreased physical function compared to those without ESRD. Many also face housing and other environmental barriers that exacerbate functional limitations and thus require more energy to complete. Using Roybal pilot funds, we conducted focus groups among older adults with ESRD to inform an adaptation of an established intervention for older adults with functional limitations, CAPABLE. The results of 3 focus groups involving 7 people showed that participants felt socially isolated from their families, that the fatigue and time constraints of dialysis left it difficult to engage in social roles and that they would be interested in participating in a program which would provide participant-directed occupational therapy, and nursing visits with handyman repair/modification and assistive devices in order to improve physical and social function. Results from the resulting randomized control pilot trial will be presented.

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