Main outcome measures: (1) Carer's response on change in care burden; (2) improvement in personal care performance.
Results: Care burden decreased in 40.8% of 475 subjects. All of the 141 cases that received sequential visits gained proficiency in personal care.
Conclusion: Improved performance of daily activities and reduction of care burden were found for most subjects after the rehabilitation visits.
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