Citation

Levi SJ. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil. 1997; 78(9): 973-979.

Affiliation

Department of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60612-7251, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9305271

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare posthospital rehabilitation resource utilization and self-care outcome of women with hip fracture discharged to three types of setting (home, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. Patient interviews in the hospital, 2 and 6 months after fracture, hospital record reviews. SETTING: Two general community and two teaching hospitals. PATIENTS: Consecutive sample of community-living women with hip fracture, aged 65 and over. Of 179 eligible, 130 patients enrolled and 123 completed study. INTERVENTIONS: Prospective observational study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Posthospital institutional days, cumulative sessions of physical and occupational therapy within 6 months after fracture, and 2- and 6-month Barthel Index. RESULTS: For patients discharged to home, inpatient rehabilitation, and skilled nursing, respectively, mean posthospital institutional days were 1, 16, and 50; mean sessions of physical therapy were 15, 35, and 50; mean sessions of occupational therapy were 0, 11, and 16; mean 2-month Barthel Index was 93, 89, and 80; mean 6-month Barthel Index was 89, 88, and 86. Differences in posthospital institutional days and physical and occupational therapy sessions, but not 2- and 6-month Barthel Index, were statistically significant after controlling for patient characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Type of posthospital setting is associated with resource utilization, but not self-care outcome after hip fracture.

Language: en