The Effects on Home Visiting Nursing Service for Community Based Disabled Persons

Ryu, Ho Sihn

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the effects of planned visiting nursing services for homebound disabled persons in the community who have had a cerebrovascular accident
METHODS
One group pre-test and post-test research deign was applied to 61 disabled persons who were undergoing rehabilitation with visiting nursing services to evaluate the effects on the health status (SF-36) and activity daily living (ADL/IADL) from March to August, 2001.
RESULTS
The health status score by SF-36 of homebound disabled people was significantly improved; the average score was 28.56+/-21.24 before service, 34.29+/-22.30 at 3 months after, and 40.84+/-=27.41 at 6 months after. The activity daily living score by OASIS II was also significantly increased (z= -6.09, p=.000; z= -6.04, p= .000) at 3 months and 6 months after home visiting nursing services.
CONCLUSION
The strategy plan for developing a visiting nursing service in health centers should be prepared to develop community based rehabilitation (CBR) programs as well as to improve the level of health status and ADL/IADL for homebound disabled people in the community.