Association Between Therapy Intensity and Discharge Outcomes in Aged Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities Admissions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association between therapy intensity and discharge outcomes for aged Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) fee-for-service beneficiaries and to determine the association between therapy intensity and time to community discharge.

Design

Retrospective observational design.

Setting

SNFs.

Participants

Aged Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries (N=311,338) in 3605 SNFs.

Interventions

The total minutes of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy per day were divided into intensity groups: high (≥60min); medium-high (45-<60min); medium-low (30-<45min); and low (<30min).

Main outcome measures

Four discharge outcomes-community, hospitalization, permanent placement, and death-were examined using a multiva

SUBMITTER: O'Brien SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5748253 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature