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Home Based Rehabilitation An Inside – Outside Collaboration. Irma Edqvist, Physiotherapist Merete Tonnesen, Anthropologist. Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark. Aarhus 2012 - facts. Population: 315.000 Divided into 9 districts
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Home Based RehabilitationAn Inside – Outside Collaboration Irma Edqvist, PhysiotherapistMerete Tonnesen, Anthropologist
Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark Aarhus 2012 - facts Population: 315.000 Dividedinto 9 districts - 9000 citizensreceived services from Home BasedCare in 2011 - 400 receivehomebased rehabilitation on a daily basis
Training and support in everyday life Doing for doing with Care prevention Late early intervention Longterm short, intensive intervention CeaseEveryday Life!
Grete, 84 yearsold Prior to pacemaker: nohelpAfter: veryweak, got a depression. Home basedrehab. for twomonths: Grete’sable to look afterherselfagain
CrossingBorders 1 • Each district = crossing borders between 2 units Vis $§ Health staffPTOT Nurse Home careHome helpers/care giversNurse aid
CrossingBorders 2 - levels of collaboration • Citizens - professionals • Primarycare - secondarycare • Health care - social service • Private - public
624 citizen statements onsignificantdailyactivites Method: Using COPM: Canadian Occupational Performance Messure Semistructured interview ICF:Classified in the list of activity and participation Results: 3 most important domains emerge: • Domesticlife • Mobility • Self-care
Top 10 significantactivities : • Doinghousework • Movingaround in different locations • Washingoneself • Preparingmeals • Dressing • Usingtransportation • Acquisition of goods and services • Changing and maintainingbody position • Movingaroundusingequipment • Caring for body parts
Lessonlearnt:COPM helpsuscrossingborders Focusoneachindividualcitizen + creation of commongoalsthroughnegotiation (Inside + outsideperspectives) =Draws away attention onstructural and organizationalissues Creates more effective and faster courses
Contact information Irma Edqvist: iked@aarhus.dkMerete Tonnesen: mto@aarhus.dk
”I am fond of everydaylife. Most of all I am fond of everydaylife” Dan Turell (1946-1993)Danish poet and provocateur