Cross-sectional survey of rehabilitation service availability for stroke and hip fracture in Australian public hospitals

CONCLUSION: There was reduced availability of rehabilitation services and health disciplines in rural/regional settings. A follow-up study is underway investigating relationships between reduced outpatient service availability and inpatient length of stay in rural/regional versus metropolitan hospitals.PMID:34757624 | DOI:10.1111/ajr.12803

Source: The Australian Journal of Rural Health - November 10, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: Angela Vratsistas-Curto Christine T Shiner Linda Klein Steven G Faux Source Type: research