TY - JOUR
T1 - Inpatient and postdischarge rehabilitation services provided in the first year after spinal cord injury
T2 - Findings from the SCIRehab study
AU - Whiteneck, Gale G.
AU - Gassaway, Julie
AU - Dijkers, Marcel P.
AU - Lammertse, Daniel P.
AU - Hammond, Flora
AU - Heinemann, Allen W.
AU - Backus, Deborah
AU - Charlifue, Susan
AU - Ballard, Pamela H.
AU - Zanca, Jeanne M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education , to Craig Hospital (grant nos. H133A060103 and H133N060005 ), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (grant no. H133N060027 ), the National Rehabilitation Hospital (grant no. H133N060028 ), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (grant no. H133N060014 ), Shepherd Center (grant no. H133N060009 ), and Carolinas Rehabilitation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Objective To examine the amount and type of therapy services received in inpatient and postdischarge settings during the first year after spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Prospective observational longitudinal cohort design. Data were obtained from systematic recording of interventions by clinicians and from patient interview. Setting Inpatient and postdischarge rehabilitation programs. Participants Patients (N=493) with traumatic SCI admitted to 6 rehabilitation centers participating in the SCIRehab study. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Hours of therapy by physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), speech therapy, recreation therapy, psychology, social work/case management, and nursing education during initial inpatient rehabilitation and postdischarge up to the first anniversary of injury. Inpatient data were collected prospectively by the treating clinicians; postdischarge service data were collected by patient self-report during follow-up interviews. Results Of the total hours spent on these rehabilitation interventions during the first year after injury, 44% occurred after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants received 56% of their PT hours after discharge and 52% of their OT hours, but only a minority received any postdischarge services from other rehabilitation disciplines. While wide variation was found in the total hours of inpatient treatment across all disciplines, the variation in the total hours of postdischarge services was greater, with the interquartile range of postdischarge services being twice that of the inpatient services. Conclusions SCI rehabilitation is often given in a care continuum, with inpatient rehabilitation being only the beginning. Reductions in inpatient SCI rehabilitation length of stay are well documented, but the postdischarge services that may replace some inpatient treatment appear to be greater than previously reported. The availability and impact of postdischarge care should be studied in greater detail to capture the wide array of postdischarge services and outcomes.
AB - Objective To examine the amount and type of therapy services received in inpatient and postdischarge settings during the first year after spinal cord injury (SCI). Design Prospective observational longitudinal cohort design. Data were obtained from systematic recording of interventions by clinicians and from patient interview. Setting Inpatient and postdischarge rehabilitation programs. Participants Patients (N=493) with traumatic SCI admitted to 6 rehabilitation centers participating in the SCIRehab study. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Hours of therapy by physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), speech therapy, recreation therapy, psychology, social work/case management, and nursing education during initial inpatient rehabilitation and postdischarge up to the first anniversary of injury. Inpatient data were collected prospectively by the treating clinicians; postdischarge service data were collected by patient self-report during follow-up interviews. Results Of the total hours spent on these rehabilitation interventions during the first year after injury, 44% occurred after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Participants received 56% of their PT hours after discharge and 52% of their OT hours, but only a minority received any postdischarge services from other rehabilitation disciplines. While wide variation was found in the total hours of inpatient treatment across all disciplines, the variation in the total hours of postdischarge services was greater, with the interquartile range of postdischarge services being twice that of the inpatient services. Conclusions SCI rehabilitation is often given in a care continuum, with inpatient rehabilitation being only the beginning. Reductions in inpatient SCI rehabilitation length of stay are well documented, but the postdischarge services that may replace some inpatient treatment appear to be greater than previously reported. The availability and impact of postdischarge care should be studied in greater detail to capture the wide array of postdischarge services and outcomes.
KW - Health services research
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Spinal cord injuries
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.07.241
DO - 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.07.241
M3 - Article
C2 - 21353820
AN - SCOPUS:79952059775
VL - 92
SP - 361
EP - 368
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SN - 0003-9993
IS - 3
ER -