Effect of early intensive rehabilitation on the clinical outcomes of patients with acute stroke

Autor: Akihiro Honda, Yuki Yokoi, Kentaro Iwata, Hideaki Onishi, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Keiichi Oyanagi, Nobuo Kohara, Takeshi Kitai, Nobuyuki Sakai, Nobuyuki Ohara
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Geriatricsgerontology internationalReferences. 21(8)
ISSN: 1447-0594
Popis: AIM Intensive rehabilitation effectively improves physical functions in patients with acute stroke, but the frequency of intervention and its cost-effectiveness are poorly studied. This study aimed to examine the effect of early high-frequency rehabilitation intervention on inpatient outcomes and medical expenses of patients with stroke. METHODS The study retrospectively included 1759 patients with acute stroke admitted to the Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital between 2013 and 2016. Patients with a transient ischemic attack, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and those who underwent urgent surgery were excluded. Patients were divided into two groups according to the frequency of rehabilitation intervention: the high-frequency intervention group (>2 times/day, n = 1105) and normal-frequency intervention group (
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