Allyn Bove, Bayan Aldhahwani, Rose Turner, Sean Repage, Parker Denny, Cynthia Brand, Kaitlyn Sweeney, Sam Allison, Heather Ross, Kelli D Allen, Jared W Magnani, Lauren Terhorst, Anthony Delitto, Janet Freburger
{"title":"Beyond Discharge Disposition: A Scoping Review on Sociodemographic Disparities in Rehabilitation Use After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.","authors":"Allyn Bove, Bayan Aldhahwani, Rose Turner, Sean Repage, Parker Denny, Cynthia Brand, Kaitlyn Sweeney, Sam Allison, Heather Ross, Kelli D Allen, Jared W Magnani, Lauren Terhorst, Anthony Delitto, Janet Freburger","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae074","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aims of this scoping review were to summarize the evidence regarding sex, racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities in post-acute rehabilitation following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and knee arthroplasty (TKA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Literature searches were conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and PEDro. Studies were included if they were original research articles published 1993 or later; used data from the US; included patients after THA and/or TKA; presented results according to relevant sociodemographic variables, including sex, race, ethnicity, geography, or socioeconomic status; and studied the utilization of post-acute rehabilitation as an outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria. Five examined disparities in inpatient rehabilitation and found that Black patients and women experience longer lengths of stay after arthroplasty, and women are less likely than men to be discharged home after inpatient THA rehabilitation. Four studies examined data from skilled nursing facilities and found that insurance type and dual eligibility impact length of stay and rates of community discharge but found conflicting results regarding racial disparities in skilled nursing facility utilization after TKA. Five studies examined home health data and noted that rural agencies provide less care after TKA. Results regarding racial disparities in home health utilization after arthroplasty were conflicting. Six studies of outpatient rehabilitation noted geographic differences in timing of outpatient rehabilitation but mixed results regarding race differences in outpatient rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Current evidence indicates that sex, race, ethnicity, geography, and socioeconomic status are associated with disparities in postacute rehabilitation use after arthroplasty.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Rehabilitation providers across the postacute continuum should be aware of disparities in the population of patients after arthroplasty and regularly assess social determinants of health and other factors that may contribute to disparities. Customized care plans should ensure optimal timing and amount of rehabilitation is provided, and advocate for patients who need additional care to achieve the desired functional outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differences in Pain Experience Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups.","authors":"Elizabeth Lane, Chris Barnes, Julie M Fritz","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae001","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to examine the role of pain catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy as possible mediators of race-based differences in pain intensity and to evaluate the possible moderating role of race on the relationship between pain catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy with pain outcomes among persons with chronic spinal pain receiving physical therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial. Participants were persons with chronic spinal pain in outpatient physical therapy clinics who consented to complete assessments at baseline and after 2 weeks and 12 weeks. Assessments included pain intensity, physical function, pain catastrophizing, and self-efficacy. Baseline comparisons between Black and non-Hispanic White participants were made. Mediation analyses used a regression-based framework to examine whether baseline pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy mediated the association between race and pain intensity. Moderation analyses used multiple linear regression to evaluate the role of race in the relationship of baseline pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy with 12-week pain intensity outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 274 participants were included (51 [18.6%] Black and 223 [81.4%] non-Hispanic White; mean age = 51.6 years [standard deviation = 14.9]; 180 [65.7%] female). At baseline, Black participants had higher pain intensity scores (mean difference = 0.80; 95% CI =1.5 to 0.12). Both pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy mediated the relationship between race and baseline pain intensity. Race moderated the relationships between baseline pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy and 12-week pain intensity scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy had differential impacts on pain intensity based on race for both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses among persons receiving physical therapy for chronic spinal pain.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Improved understanding of the differences in pain experience based on factors such as race, ethnicity, cultural background, and experience with the health care system may help reduce disparities in pain management.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139106500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina Colón-Semenza, Paria Darbandsari, Kelsi Carolan, David X Marquez, Amy Gorin
{"title":"Comparing Physical Activity and Exercise Experiences, Values, and Beliefs of Latino, Latina, and/or Latine People and Non-Latino, Non-Latina, and/or Non-Latine People With Parkinson Disease: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Cristina Colón-Semenza, Paria Darbandsari, Kelsi Carolan, David X Marquez, Amy Gorin","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae119","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to examine and compare the beliefs, values, experiences, and barriers to and facilitators of exercise in Latino/a/e (Latino, Latina, and/or Latine) people and non-Latino/a/e (non-Latino, non-Latina, and/or non-Latine) people with Parkinson disease (PD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study involved a qualitative research design with data collection via focus groups of Latino/a/e and non-Latino/a/e people with PD. A semistructured interview protocol was used, and a theoretical (social ecological model) thematic analysis was used for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-five individuals (15 non-Latino/a/e and 10 Latino/a/e) participated across 5 focus groups. While there were several common themes among both groups, 7 themes related to exercise in the management of PD were unique to Latino/a/e participants: generalized versus specific knowledge of exercise components; family can have both facilitating and impeding roles; finances influence access to exercise and physical therapy; prior emotional experiences related to exercise and PD affect the future use of exercise; group exercise can have both facilitating and impeding roles; availability and access to a variety of modes and stratification of exercise classes for people with PD facilitate exercise; and cultural beliefs and expectations can impede the use of exercise at the population level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Latino/a/e people with PD have overlapping and unique themes related to the use of exercise. Distinctive factors must be addressed in physical activity interventions and during physical therapists' care of people with PD to maximize the use of exercise and ultimately improve health equity in this overburdened and underserved population.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Physical therapists should provide information and education to their Latino/a/e patients with PD and family members on the frequency, intensity, type, and time of exercise and how to safely participate in physical activity in the home and community to best manage PD. Physical therapists and exercise professionals should work at the environmental level to increase access to affordable, culturally tailored, PD-specific exercise services and enhance community knowledge of PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142036632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brooke N Klatt, Subashan Perera, Pamela M Dunlap, Andrea L Rosso, Jennifer S Brach
{"title":"Activity and Participation Are Associated With Future Falls, Hospitalizations, and Emergency Visits in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.","authors":"Brooke N Klatt, Subashan Perera, Pamela M Dunlap, Andrea L Rosso, Jennifer S Brach","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae087","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Activity and participation are important for older adults as they are associated with well-being and quality of life. Falls, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations are adverse health outcomes that impact older adults. Limited research has investigated whether measurement of activity and participation are related to adverse health events in community dwelling older adults. This study sought to examine the association between activity and participation with falls, ED visits, and hospitalization over 1 year in community dwelling older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A secondary analysis of a longitudinal clinical trial of 341 community dwelling older adults was conducted. The sample mean age was 80.9 (SD = 7.7) years and 83% were female. One-year risk of falls was associated with baseline Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) components of overall function and disability (frequency and limitations dimensions). Incident rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% CIs were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For each five-point higher score (clinically meaningful difference) in activity as measured by LLFDI-overall function (adjusted for age, race, sex, comorbidities and fall history), there was an 18% lower rate of falls (IRR = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.74-0.92), 12% reduction in hospitalizations (IRR = 0.88; 95% CI = 0.77-0.99), and 11% lower rate of emergency room visits (IRR = 0.89, 95% CI = 0.81-0.98). Greater participation as measured by the LLFDI limitations dimension was related to fewer falls (IRR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.87-1.00) and hospitalizations (IRR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.83-0.99).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Greater activity and participation are associated with a lower incidence of falls, ED visits, and hospitalizations representing an important consideration for targeted physical therapist interventions.</p><p><strong>Impact statement: </strong>Physical therapists are uniquely positioned to identify and address reduced activity and participation. If activity and participation are specifically targeted and improved through physical therapy, undesirable distal health outcomes might be prevented or minimized.</p><p><strong>Lay summary: </strong>Greater activity and participation were found to be related to lower rate of falls, ED visits, and hospitalizations in a sample of 341 older adults who lived in the community.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11485024/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary M van Allen, Dan Orsholits, Matthieu P Boisgontier
{"title":"Prestroke Physical Activity Matters for Functional Limitations: A Longitudinal Case-Control Study of 12,860 Participants.","authors":"Zachary M van Allen, Dan Orsholits, Matthieu P Boisgontier","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae094","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae094","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In the chronic phase after a stroke, limitations in basic activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) initially plateau before steadily increasing. The benefits of prestroke physical activity on these limitations remain unclear. To clarify this relationship, the effect of physical activity on the long-term evolution of functional limitations in a cohort of people with stroke compared to a cohort of matched adults without stroke was examined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Longitudinal data from 2143 people with stroke and 10,717 adults without stroke aged 50 years and older were drawn from a prospective cohort study based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2022; eight data collection waves). Physical activity was assessed in the prestroke wave. Functional limitations were assessed in the poststroke waves. Each person with stroke was matched with five adults without stroke who had similar propensity scores computed on the basis of key covariates, including baseline age, sex, body mass index, limitations in ADLs and IADLs, chronic conditions, and country of residence, before any of the participants from either cohort had experienced a stroke.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed an interaction between stroke status and physical activity on ADL limitations (b = -0.076; 95% CI = -0.142 to -0.011), with the beneficial effect of physical activity being stronger in people with stroke (b = -0.345; 95% CI = -0.438 to -0.252) than in adults without stroke (b = -0.269; 95% CI = -0.269 to -0.241).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The beneficial effect of prestroke physical activity on ADL limitations after stroke is stronger than its effect in matched adults without stroke followed for a similar number of years.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Physical activity, an intervention within the physical therapist's scope of practice, is effective in reducing the risk of functional dependence after stroke. Moreover, prestroke levels of physical activity can inform the prognosis of functional dependence in people with stroke.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11446638/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rupal M Patel, Rachel A Prusynski, Bernadette Williams-York, Ndidiamaka D Matthews, Lisa VanHoose
{"title":"Disparities in Physical Therapy Outcomes Based on Race and Ethnicity: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Rupal M Patel, Rachel A Prusynski, Bernadette Williams-York, Ndidiamaka D Matthews, Lisa VanHoose","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae090","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review synthesizes and summarizes the evidence on racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes after physical therapist treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four databases from 2001 through 2021 were searched for articles reporting physical therapy outcomes across racial and ethnic groups. The Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework was adapted for this scoping review. Two reviewers screened the abstracts, and 5 reviewers screened full texts for inclusion. Five reviewers extracted information including study design, diagnoses, setting, outcomes reported, the domains the outcomes measured, and racial and ethnic groups included. To identify disparities, summarized differences in outcomes (better, worse, no difference) for each racial and ethnic group compared to White patients were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 1511 abstracts screened, 65 met inclusion criteria, 57 of which were observational designs. All 65 articles included non-Hispanic White patients as the reference group. A majority of the physical therapy outcomes reported by race were for Black patients and/or Hispanic or Latino patients, whereas outcomes for Asian, American Indian, Alaskan Native, and/or Native Hawaiians or Pacific Islander patients were reported infrequently. Most articles reported disparities in health outcomes for patients in the inpatient rehabilitation setting (n = 48) and for adults (n = 59) with neurologic diagnoses (n = 36). Compared to White patients, worse outcomes were reported more frequently for all marginalized racial and ethnic groups after physical therapy, with the exception of marginalized groups having the same or better outcomes for successful post-rehabilitation community discharge.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Gaps remain in understanding outcome disparities beyond older adult and neurologic populations as well as for musculoskeletal diagnoses frequently treated by physical therapists.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>The presence of racial and ethnic disparities in physical therapy outcomes should motivate physical therapists to understand the mechanisms underlying disparities and focus on social and structural drivers of health inequity in their clinical decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141580528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News From the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, November 2024.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae153","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":"104 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142731832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maternal Health Disparities in Acute Care Rehabilitation.","authors":"Rebeca Segraves, Jenna Segraves, Rebecca Parr, Erin Samel, Vivian Smith-Aldrick","doi":"10.1093/ptj/pzae117","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ptj/pzae117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with a high-risk pregnancy or who immediately give birth are often not provided access to acute care occupational and physical therapy during their hospital admission. The greatest potential for health care crises, including maternal mortality, occurs during the first 6 weeks after birth. Maternal mortality and morbidity, which continue to rise in the United States, are considered indicators of the overall population health of a country. It is estimated that over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. The leading causes of death within the first 6 weeks after birth are hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and infection. Implicit biases about childbearing individuals who are perceived to be relatively young, independent, active, and healthy may unintentionally contribute to areas of substandard care that adversely impact maternal health outcomes. It is a professional and ethical imperative that health providers, including occupational and physical therapists, establish themselves as allies to patient groups at high risk for disparate treatment. The Acute Care OB Rehab Implicit Bias Self-Reflection Tool is an instrument designed for health providers to identify stereotypes that may contribute to inequitable access to rehabilitation in the hospital after birth. Including rehabilitation services for the perinatal population in the hospital setting can play a pivotal role in early detection of adverse events with activity that may directly impact the increasing maternal mortality rate in the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":20093,"journal":{"name":"Physical Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142043999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}