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Table 3 themes

From: Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review

Theme

Description

Definitions of rehabilitation potential

Describes how rehabilitation potential was conceptualised, either as a prognostic or retrospective measure

Who was involved in assessments

Describes who was involved in assessments and decision-making relating to rehabilitation potential

Where assessments tool place

Outlines which settings and contexts rehabilitation potential assessments took place in

When assessments took place

When in patients’ recovery trajectories rehabilitation potential assessments took place

The use of formal decision-making frameworks

Outlines how decision making frameworks such as safety checklists, prediction tools and clinical assessment protocols were applied

Components of a rehabilitation potential assessment

Describes the key domains included in rehabilitation potential assessments including: diagnoses and medication, functional abilities, mental health, social and environmental factors

How rehabilitation potential was measured

This theme explored how rehabilitation potential was measured, depending on understanding rehabilitation potential as a prognostic or retrospective measure

External factors influencing the assessment of rehabilitation potential

Describes factors such as training, skills, experience and availability of rehabilitation resources required to deliver rehabilitation programmes

Markers of success

Describes optimum outcomes of rehabilitation programmes in terms of improvement, maintenance or managing declining abilities and function