Rationale for a Clinical Trial That Compares Acute Stroke Rehabilitation at Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to Skilled Nursing Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities

In the United States, approximately 400,000 patients with acute stroke are discharged annually to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) or skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Typically, IRFs provide time-intensive therapy for an average of 2-3 weeks, whereas SNFs provide more moderately intensive therapy for 4-5 weeks. The factors that influence discharge to an IRF or SNF are multifactorial and poorly understood. The complexity of these factors in combination with subjective clinical indications contributes to large variations in the use of IRFs and SNFs.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - August 31, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kent P. Simmonds, James Burke, Allan J. Kozlowski, Michael Andary, Zhehui Luo, Mathew J. Reeves Tags: SPECIAL COMMUNICATION Source Type: research