TY - JOUR
T1 - State-of-the-science on postacute rehabilitation
T2 - Setting a research agenda and developing an evidence base for practice and public policy - An introduction
AU - Heinemann, Allen W.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness, along with academic, professional, provider, accreditor, and other organizations, sponsored a 2-day State-of-the-Science of Post-Acute Rehabilitation Symposium in February 2007. The aim of this symposium was to serve as a catalyst for expanded research on postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation so that health policy is founded on a solid evidence base. The goals were: (1) to describe the state of our knowledge regarding utilization, organization, and outcomes of postacute rehabilitation settings, (2) to identify methodologic and measurement challenges to conducting research, (3) to foster the exchange of ideas among researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, funding agency staff, consumers, and advocacy groups, and (4) to identify critical issues related to setting, delivery, payment, and effectiveness of rehabilitation services. Plenary presentation and state-of-the-science summaries were organized around 4 themes: (1) the need for improved measurement of key rehabilitation variables and methods to collect and analyze this information, (2) factors that influence access to postacute rehabilitation care, (3) similarities and differences in quality and quantity of services across PAC settings, and (4) effectiveness of postacute rehabilitation services. The full set of symposium articles, including recommendations for future research, appear in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
AB - The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes and Effectiveness, along with academic, professional, provider, accreditor, and other organizations, sponsored a 2-day State-of-the-Science of Post-Acute Rehabilitation Symposium in February 2007. The aim of this symposium was to serve as a catalyst for expanded research on postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation so that health policy is founded on a solid evidence base. The goals were: (1) to describe the state of our knowledge regarding utilization, organization, and outcomes of postacute rehabilitation settings, (2) to identify methodologic and measurement challenges to conducting research, (3) to foster the exchange of ideas among researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, funding agency staff, consumers, and advocacy groups, and (4) to identify critical issues related to setting, delivery, payment, and effectiveness of rehabilitation services. Plenary presentation and state-of-the-science summaries were organized around 4 themes: (1) the need for improved measurement of key rehabilitation variables and methods to collect and analyze this information, (2) factors that influence access to postacute rehabilitation care, (3) similarities and differences in quality and quantity of services across PAC settings, and (4) effectiveness of postacute rehabilitation services. The full set of symposium articles, including recommendations for future research, appear in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
KW - Health policy
KW - Outcome and process assessment (health care)
KW - Outcomes research
KW - Rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.2522/ptj.20070232
DO - 10.2522/ptj.20070232
M3 - Article
C2 - 17974573
AN - SCOPUS:35948940469
VL - 87
SP - 1536
EP - 1541
JO - Physical Therapy
JF - Physical Therapy
SN - 0031-9023
IS - 11
ER -