Association of Physical Therapy Treatment Frequency in the Acute Care Hospital With Improving Functional Status and Discharging Home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical therapists (PTs) are consulted to address functional deficits during hospitalization, but the effect of PT visit frequency on patients' outcomes is not clear.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine whether PT visit frequency is independently associated with functional improvement, discharge home, and both outcomes combined.

Research design

This was a retrospective cohort study.

Subjects

Patients discharged from hospitals in 1 health system between 2017 and 2020, stratified by diagnostic subgroup: cardiothoracic and vascular, general medical/surgical, neurological, oncology, and orthopedic.

Measures

PT visit frequency was categorized as ≤2, >2-4, >4-7, >7 visits/week. Functional improvement was defined as ≥5-point improve

SUBMITTER: Johnson JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9106906 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature