Longitudinal Patterns of Postfracture Outpatient Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Use and Its Association With 3-Year Mortality Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Fragility fractures are common among adults with cerebral palsy (CP), but clinical rehabilitation use after fracture and its effect on long-term health outcomes have not been sufficiently studied. The objectives of this study were to identify patterns of the use of physical therapy, occupational therapy, or both in the 6-month postfracture period and the association with 3-year mortality in adults with CP.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included adults who were ≥18 years old, had CP, and had sustained an incident fragility fracture between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016, as identified from a random 20% Medicare fee-for-service dataset. Six-month outpatient physical therapy or occupational therapy use patterns after fracture were identified using gr

SUBMITTER: Gottlieb REW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10471154 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature