Factors Influencing Selection for Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Questionnaire Using Case Scenarios to Investigate Physician Perspectives and Level of Agreement
| Autor: | Susan Black, Genevieve Kennedy, Alison W. Lunt, Kim Brock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Decision support system
medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Psychological intervention Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Severity of illness medicine Humans Stroke Rehabilitation business.industry Patient Selection Age Factors Stroke Rehabilitation Decision Support Systems Clinical medicine.disease Family medicine Workforce Physical therapy Residence business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 93:1457-1459 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9993 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.11.036 |
| Popis: | Kennedy GM, Brock KA, Lunt AW, Black SJ. Factors influencing selection for rehabilitation after stroke: a questionnaire using case scenarios to investigate physician perspectives and level of agreement. Objectives To explore the key factors involved in decision making when selecting patients for rehabilitation after stroke and to examine the level of agreement among physician assessors regarding admission to rehabilitation. Design Questionnaire. Setting Health services with rehabilitation units in Victoria, Australia. Participants Rehabilitation unit physicians. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure Questionnaire with 2 components: the clinical and nonclinical factors that influence decision making and clinical case scenarios. Results Responses were received from 17 physicians from 12 of the 18 health services in Victoria. The most influential clinical factors listed by the respondents were prognosis, social supports, anticipated discharge destination, age, and anticipated length of stay. Key nonclinical factors were prioritization of internal health service referrals, patient's residence, and workforce capacity. Analysis of the clinical scenarios of patients with severe stroke showed that there was variability in the responses, with high levels of agreement for some cases and low levels for others. Almost all respondents agreed that prognosis was a key factor, yet, within the case scenarios, the reasons given for accepting or not accepting the patient demonstrated different opinions on the prognosis of the case presented. Conclusions The decision-making processes in selection for rehabilitation and the factors that influence that decision require further investigation to optimize the use and outcomes from rehabilitation resources. |
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