Functional performance of patients with stroke during inpatient rehabilitation: a cross-sectional study of home and access visits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home visits prior to inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) discharge allow occupational therapists to observe functional abilities among patients with stroke and address barriers that impact daily activities at home. However, home visits prior to IRF discharge are not standard practice due to barriers of time and cost constraints. We explored whether an access visit (visiting the home without the patient) could serve as an alternative to a home visit (with the patient) to anticipate functional abilities at home.

Methods

We used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial that occurred before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused predischarge home visits to be modified to access visits without the participant. Participants had suffered a stroke and

SUBMITTER: Krauss MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11706036 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature