Development and 5-year Evaluation of Diagnosis-Specific Protocols for Visual Neuro-Rehabilitation in a Multicenter Inpatient Rehabilitation Network.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a retrospective evaluation of a new eye and vision rehabilitation care pathway in a U.S. multi-site inpatient rehabilitation network involving the occupational therapy (OT) staff and a consulting doctor of optometry (OD) specializing in vision rehabilitation.

Design

Retrospective study.

Setting

Two Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) and 1 Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH).

Participants

There were 2083 records reviewed (44% women, avg. age 59 years). The most common diagnoses were hemispatial neglect (19.2%), homonymous field defects (18.5%), and oculomotor cranial nerve palsies (16.7%) (N=2083).

Interventions

Clinical care was reviewed where diagnosis-specific protocols were developed and training was provided to OTs in o

SUBMITTER: Houston KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature