MoRE: Models of Reablement Evaluation (Version 1)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Models of Reablement Evaluation: a mixed methods evaluation of a complex intervention (the MoRE project)
IRAS ID
147300
Contact name
Michael Barber
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of York
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 30 days
Research summary
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of people living longer with long-term conditions that affect their ability to live independently. This has resulted in a significant rise in hospital admissions and increasing pressure on social care services. Reablement is an approach to supporting people who have had an acute illness/event (e.g a fall) or who have a long-term condition. It aims to support people to do as much for themselves as possible (rather than to do things for them that they might be able to do themselves) to help them regain independence and to resume their daily lives. Evidence suggests that reablement enhances quality of life and may help contain costs.
The Government has invested in reablement services and there has been a rapid expansion of reablement services that has resulted in diverse service models and provision. However, it is unclear which models of reablement services work best, for which service users, at what cost and why.
This study aims to answer these questions. It will evaluate whether the type of service model affects services users’ outcomes, what other factors, such as age and other medical conditions, affect the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different service models and explore users’ and carers’ experiences of reablement.
We will evaluate four service models. Clients of these services will be able to take part. We will collect information from service users about their quality of life, well-being and independence when they first use the service, when they are discharged from the service and 6-months later. We will interview some of the service users, some carers and reablement managers and practitioners to understand the context of how reablement services are delivered and how reablement is perceived by service users and carers. We will also explore how reablement services are providing specialist support.REC name
North East - York Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/NE/0299
Date of REC Opinion
21 Sep 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion