Increasing the dose of acute rehabilitation: is there a benefit?

BMC Medicine

Dale M Needham³  Robert K Lord²  Ann M Parker¹ 

[1] Outcomes after Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument St., 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument St., 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument St., 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

关键词: Length of stay;    Mobility limitation;    Activities of daily living;    Quality of life;    Rehabilitation;    Physical therapy modalities;    Occupational therapy;   

Others  :  855720
DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7015-11-199

 received in 2013-08-28, accepted in 2013-08-28,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Rehabilitation interventions, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy, can improve patient outcomes; however, the optimal duration and frequency of inpatient rehabilitation interventions is uncertain. In a recent randomized controlled trial published in BMC Medicine, 996 patients in two publicly-funded Australian metropolitan rehabilitation facilities were assigned to physiotherapy and occupational therapy delivered Monday through Friday (five days/week control group) versus Monday through Saturday (six days/week intervention group). This increased dose of rehabilitation in the intervention group resulted in greater functional independence and quality of life at discharge, with a trend towards significant improvement at six-month follow-up. Moreover, the length of stay for the intervention group was shorter by two days (95% CI 0 to 4, P = 0.10). Hence, in the acute inpatient rehabilitation setting, a larger dose of physiotherapy and occupational therapy, via six versus five days/week treatment, improves patient outcomes and potentially reduces overall length of stay and costs.

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【 授权许可】

   
2013 Parker et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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