| Autor: |
Maria Ture, Jürgen Barth, Felix Angst, André Aeschlimann, Ulrich Schnyder, Nic Zerkiebel, Josef Perseus, Christoph Renner, Patrick Imesch, Bruno Fuchs, Gerhard Frank Huber, Heinrich Walt, Chantal Martin-Soelch, Josef Jenewein |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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| Zdroj: |
Swiss Medical Weekly, Vol 145, Iss 4950 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1424-3997 |
| DOI: |
10.4414/smw.2015.14214 |
| Popis: |
QUESTION UNDER STUDY: Rehabilitation for cancer patients aims to reduce physical disability and mental distress resulting from the disease and its treatment. However, little is known about the use of cancer inpatient rehabilitation in Switzerland in relation to sociodemographic and medical characteristics. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there are differences in sociodemographic and medical characteristics between patients who underwent inpatient rehabilitation (users) and those who did not (nonusers). METHODS: A total of 238 cancer patients from the University Hospital Zurich were included. The sociodemographic and medical characteristics of inpatient rehabilitation users were assessed and compared with those of nonusers. We analysed the differences between inpatient rehabilitation users and nonusers. RESULTS: Of the patients included, 101 (42.4%) used inpatient rehabilitation. They were less likely to be employed (p = 0.029), stayed longer in hospital (p |
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