Total Therapy Time and Time by Therapy Discipline is Associated with Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Patients

We aimed to determine whether inpatient rehabilitation therapy time (either in total or separated by therapy discipline) is associated with inpatient rehabilitation outcomes. Despite extensive research on the predictors of outcomes among inpatient rehabilitation patients, such as age, functional status, and comorbidity status, little research has assessed the association of therapy time during rehabilitation and rehabilitation outcomes.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - October 1, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Margaret Anne DiVita, Pamela Roberts, Richard Riggs Tags: Research poster Source Type: research