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    Selection for inpatient rehabilitation after severe stroke: What factors influence rehabilitation assessor decision making?

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    Authors
    Hakkennes, S.
    Hill, Keith
    Brock, K.
    Bernhardt, J.
    Churilov, L.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hakkennes, Sharon and Hill, Keith and Brock, Kim and Bernhardt, Julie and Churilov, Leonid. 2012. Selection for inpatient rehabilitation after severe stroke: What factors influence rehabilitation assess or decision making? Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 45 (1): pp. 24-31.
    Source Title
    Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
    DOI
    10.2340/16501977-1065
    ISSN
    1650-1977
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21483
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors that assessors considered important in decision-making regarding suitability for inpatient rehabilitation after acute severe stroke.Design: Multi-site prospective observational cohort study. Subjects: Consecutive acute, severe stroke patients and their assessors for inpatient rehabilitation. Methods: Rehabilitation assessors completed a questionnaire, rating the importance (10 point visual analogue scale) and direction (positive, negative or neutral) of 15 patient related and 2 organisational items potentially affecting their decision regarding patients’ acceptance to rehabilitation. Results: Of the 75 patients referred to rehabilitation and included in this study 61 (81.3%) were accepted for inpatient rehabilitation. The items considered to be most important in the decision to accept the patient for rehabilitation were pre-morbid cognition, pre-morbid mobility and pre-morbid communication. For those not accepted the most important items were current mobility, social support and current cognition. Factor analysis revealed 3 underlying factors, interpreted as post-stroke status, pre-morbid status, and social attributes, accounting for 61.8% of the total variance. All were independently associated with acceptance for rehabilitation (p < 0.05). Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of pre-morbid function and social factors in addition to post-stroke function in the decision making process for acceptance to rehabilitation following severe stroke. Future models for selection for rehabilitation should consider inclusion of these factors.

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