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Factors influencing receipt of early rehabilitation after stroke.

Bates BE, Kwong PL, Xie D, Valimahomed A, Ripley DC, Kurichi JE, Stineman MG. Factors influencing receipt of early rehabilitation after stroke. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2013 Dec 1; 94(12):2349-56.

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To identify patient-level characteristics associated with rehabilitation during the acute poststroke phase. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. Generalized estimating equations modeled the likelihood of rehabilitation during the index hospitalization to account for patient clusters. SETTING: Rehabilitation facilities. PARTICIPANTS: Sample included veterans (N = 9681; average age, 68.7y; 97.4% men) diagnosed with new stroke discharged from Veterans Affairs hospitals between October 1, 2006, and September 30, 2008. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Receipt of rehabilitation services. RESULTS: Of the total cohort, 73% received some type of rehabilitation. After adjustment, stroke patients with cerebral arteries occlusion were most likely to receive rehabilitation compared with other stroke types (P < .001). Patients with prestroke conditions of metastatic cancer (odds ratio [OR] = .68, P < .001) and psychosis (OR = .90, P = .045) were less likely to have rehabilitation, whereas those with hypertension (OR = 1.26, P < .001) and other neurologic disorders (OR = 1.29, P < .001) were more likely. Compared with patients admitted from home, patients transferred from a non-Veterans Affairs hospital (OR = 1.4, P < .004) were more likely to receive rehabilitation, whereas patients admitted from extended care (OR = .59, P < .001) were less likely. Married veterans were less likely to receive rehabilitation services (OR = .87, P < .001) than unmarried veterans. CONCLUSIONS: Within the Veterans Health Administration, initiating rehabilitation in the acute phase poststroke appears to be influenced by patient clinical characteristics and living circumstances.




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