Additional saturday occupational therapy for adults receiving inpatient physiotherapy rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The first aim of this study was to investigate the impact of providing an additional four hours of Saturday occupational therapy to patients receiving Saturday physiotherapy in an inpatient setting on length of stay, functional independence, gait and balance. The second aim was to conduct an economic evaluation to determine if the introduction of a Saturday occupational therapy service in addition to physiotherapy resulted in a net cost savings for the rehabilitation facility.

Methods

A prospective cohort study with a historical control was conducted in an Australian private mixed rehabilitation unit from 2015-2017. Clinical outcomes included the Functional Independence Measure (Motor, Cognitive, Total), gait speed (10 Meter Walk test) and five balance measures (T

SUBMITTER: Caruana EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082956 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature