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Hospital and home rehabilitation did not differ for functional competence in activities of daily living

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.12.3.84

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    QUESTION

    In patients discharged from hospital and referred for rehabilitation, how does home rehabilitation compare with hospital rehabilitation?

    METHODS

    Design:

    randomised controlled trial. ACTRN 12605000638639.

    Allocation:

    concealed.

    Blinding:

    blinded (occupational therapist, {data collectors, outcome assessors, and data analysts}*).

    Follow-up period:

    6 months.

    Setting:

    patients’ homes or day hospitals in Adelaide, Australia.

    Patients:

    229 patients (mean age 72 y, 52% women) who were medically stable, ready to be discharged from hospital, and required ⩾12 rehabilitation sessions. Patients were excluded if they lived outside of the health region or were judged by the referring physician to be unsuitable for rehabilitation.

    Intervention:

    rehabilitation in a day hospital (n = 113) or at home (n = 116). Hospital rehabilitation consisted of 3-hour high-intensity individual or group sessions, 3–5 times/week for 4–6 …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: South Australian Department of Health.