Can an Integrative Care Approach Improve Physical Function Trajectories after Orthopaedic Trauma? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

CONCLUSION: Our early psychosocial intervention did not change the trajectory of physical function recovery compared with usual care. Although this specific intervention did not alter recovery trajectories, these interventions should not be abandoned because the greatest gains in function occur early in recovery after trauma, which is the key time in transition to home. More work is needed to identify ways to capitalize on improvements earlier within the recovery process to facilitate functional gains and combat psychosocial barriers to recovery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, therapeutic study. PMID: 32032087 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - February 4, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Zdziarski-Horodyski L, Vasilopoulos T, Horodyski M, Hagen JE, Sadasivan KS, Sharififar S, Patrick M, Guenther R, Vincent HK Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research