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Reablement involves tailoring support to a person’s specific needs, abilities, and goals. By breaking down activities of daily living (ADLs) into manageable steps and providing encouragement and guidance, reablement aims to support people’s independence and enhance quality of life. Through behavior change strategies and personalized support, reablement fosters self-confidence and self-reliance, ultimately promoting autonomy and well-being.
Reablement aims to support people to develop skills and training towards independence in everyday activities…
Reablement aligns well with social prescribing…
Together, reablement and social prescribing, are possible care models for people to regain autonomy and independence.
Publications and resources
…related to reablement.
Publication
Sims-Gould et al., Reablement, Reactivation, Rehabilitation and Restorative Interventions With Older Adults in Receipt of Home Care: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2017 Aug 1;18(8):653-663.
PubMedPublication
Ashe et al., Determinants of implementing reablement into research or practice: A concept mapping study. Physiotherapy Research International. 2022 Jul;27(3):e1949. doi: 10.1002/pri.1949.
Publication
Azim et al., Exploring behavior change techniques for reablement: A scoping review. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2022 Mar-Apr;26(2):100401. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100401.