Publication Trends in Reablement – A Scoping Review

• Main Authors: Guadaña J, Oyeneyin B, Moe CF, Tuntland H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2023
• Subjects: research methods; restorative care; rehabilitation; multidisciplinary; Medicine (General); R5-920; Bergen; Bodø; Fredriksen; Moe; Norway
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/6cd30b10c9ef44dbb5ac07556b0e041b

Jean Guadaña,1 Babatunde Oyeneyin,2 Cathrine Fredriksen Moe,3 Hanne Tuntland1 1Department for Health and Functioning, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway; 2Victoria Ward, Farnham Road Hospital, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, UK; 3Health and Community Participation Division, Nord University, Bodø, NorwayCorrespondence: Hanne Tuntland, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]: Reablement is a holistic and multidisciplinary intervention that can facilitate achievement of service users’ goals related to their independence in everyday activities. Reablement has been the subject of increasing scientific activity in recent years. Currently, no review has provided a broad overview of the extent and breadth of international publications in reablement.Objective: The objectives were 1) to map the volume of reablement publications, how the publications had increased over time, and their geographical distribution, 2) to identify the publication types and designs, 3) to identify publication trends, and 4) to identify knowledge gaps in the current peer-reviewed literature.Methods: The scoping review approach designed by Arksey and O’Malley was used to identify peer-reviewed articles on reablement. Information was obtained on scientific activity on reablement over a period of more than two decades from five electronic databases and without language restrictions. Data was extracted from the eligible articles and both descriptive analysis and thematic analysis of the data was performed.Results: A total of 198 articles published from 1999 to August 2022 from 14 countries were identified. There is a continuous interest in the field from countries where reablement has been implemented. An international and historical overview among countries with peer-reviewed publications on reablement is presented, which also partly reflects the countries that have implemented reablement. Most of the research derives from Western countries, in particular from Norway. Varied approaches ...