Outcomes following intensive day rehabilitation for young people in Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Intensive rehabilitation aims to improve and maintain functioning in young people who experience disability due to illness or injury. Day rehabilitation may have advantages for families and healthcare systems over inpatient models of rehabilitation.

Methods

This study evaluated the goals and outcomes of a cohort of young people in Western Australia who attended a specialist intensive day rehabilitation programme ("iRehab") at Perth Children's Hospital. Analysis of the iRehab service database was performed. Rehabilitation goals and outcomes were recorded as per the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Children's Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM), and Goal Attainment Scale (GAS).

Results

There were 586 iRehab admissions between August 11, 2

SUBMITTER: Gill I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307091 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature