Decreased Bed Mobility Function Is Associated With Postdischarge Mortality for Cancer Patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The establishment of rehabilitation goals for hospitalized cancer patients depends on accurate medical prognosis and matching goals to clinical timelines. Current tools for estimating prognosis are limited. We hypothesized that bed mobility is a predictor of mortality in cancer patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation.

Design

In a retrospective cohort of 187 subjects with nonneurologic cancer admitted to inpatient rehabilitation, Functional Independence Measure scores and 6-mo mortality were analyzed.

Results

In the cohort, survival rate was 71% at 6 mos. In univariate analysis, discharge bed mobility score (odds ratio = 0.75, 95% confidence interval = 0.61-0.90, P = 0.003), bed mobility Functional Independence Measure gain (odds ratio = 0.66, 95% confi

SUBMITTER: Roy I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236954 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature