Design and implementation of a community-based rehabilitation curriculum for training multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams to serve people aging with disabilities
Objectives: We aimed to design and implement a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) curriculum to promote community engagement by multidisciplinary teams. Methods: Participants in this prospective interventional study at a rehabilitation institution for people aging with disabilities included lea...
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| Language: | English |
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Fujita Medical Society
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Fujita Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fmj/11/1/11_2023-019/_pdf/-char/ja |
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| Summary: | Objectives: We aimed to design and implement a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) curriculum to promote
community engagement by multidisciplinary teams.
Methods: Participants in this prospective interventional study at a rehabilitation institution for people aging with
disabilities included learners, the chief executive officer of the institution, program auditors, and community
members. A customized CBR curriculum was developed using systems thinking design. Thirty-five learners were
trained through 36 instructional contact hours and 60 hours of guided self-directed learning. Learners completed pretraining self-reported questionnaires regarding knowledge and experience of CBR. During training, learners were
evaluated continuously through observation, assignments, self-reported feedback questionnaires, and CBR projects.
The chief executive officer was interviewed during the study. The program auditors were interviewed and wrote
reports on the curriculum and observations regarding the CBR projects. Learners reported on community
participation in these projects.
Results: Thirty-three of 35 learners completed the program, 31 (94%) of whom had no prior knowledge of CBR.
Learners implemented nine community engagement CBR projects, in which 1,293 community members participated.
The auditors commended the curriculum content and its positive impact on learners and the community. The chief
executive officer implemented inclusive community engagement at work. A CBR curriculum was dynamically
developed for multidisciplinary rehabilitation team training to promote community engagement.
Conclusions: The custom-designed CBR curriculum enabled multidisciplinary teams to practice community
engagement at work. Equipped with CBR knowledge and skills, teams engaged with multiple sectors of the
community to enhance patients’ rehabilitation potential and increase public awareness through the implemented
projects. |
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| ISSN: | 2189-7247 2189-7255 |