Effectiveness of active occupational therapy in patients with acute stroke: A propensity score-weighted retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The effects of therapy and patient characteristics on rehabilitation outcomes in patients with acute stroke are unclear. We investigated the effects of intensive occupational therapy (OT) on patients with acute stroke.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using the 2005-2016 Japan Rehabilitation Database, from which we identified patients with stroke (n = 10,270) who were admitted to acute care hospitals (n = 37). We defined active OT (AOT) and non-AOT as OT intervention times (total intervention time/length of hospital stay) longer or shorter than the daily physical therapy intervention time, respectively. The outcomes assessed were the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIH

SUBMITTER: Yamakawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849931 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature