The Effect of Rehabilitation in a Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit on Mobility Outcome After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation
The Effect of Rehabilitation in a Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit on Mobility Outcome After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.019
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发表时间:
2012-08-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Norvell, Daniel C.
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作者:
Czerniecki, Joseph M.;Turner, Aaron P.;Norvell, Daniel C.
Objectives: To (1) compare the total volume of rehabilitation therapy for patients ever attending a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit (CIRU) versus never during the 12 months after amputation; (2) determine whether rehabilitation in a CIRU at any time in the first year after amputation results in greater mobility success compared with other types of rehabilitation environments of care; and (3) determine for those patients treated in a CIRU, which specific patient characteristics were associated with improved mobility outcome.Design: Prospective cohort study.Setting: Two Veterans Affairs medical centers.Participants: Patients (N = 199) with peripheral vascular disease or diabetes undergoing a first unilateral major amputation were screened for participation between September 2005 and December 2008. Among these, 113 (57%) met study criteria; of these, 72 (64%) participated.Intervention: Ever attending a CIRU versus never attending a CIRU in first 12 months after amputation.Main Outcome Measures: Number of rehabilitation therapy visits, Locomotor Capability Index scores, and mobility success.Results: The mean number of all therapy visits for patients ever attending a CIRU was significantly greater than that for those never attending over a 12-month period (48.6 vs 22.6; P = .001). Mean total time per any rehabilitation visit was .83 +/-.27 hours for those ever attending and .60 +/-.20 hours for those never attending (P