Sinikka Tarvonen-Schröder, Tuuli Niemi, Mari Koivisto
{"title":"Inpatient Rehabilitation After Acute Severe Stroke: Predictive Value of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Among Other Potential Predictors for Discharge Destination.","authors":"Sinikka Tarvonen-Schröder, Tuuli Niemi, Mari Koivisto","doi":"10.1177/27536351231157966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/27536351231157966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research focusing on predictors for discharge destination after rehabilitation of inpatients recovering from severe stroke is scarce. The predictive value of rehabilitation admission NIHSS score among other potential predictors available on admission to rehabilitation has not been studied.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this retrospective interventional study was to determine the predictive accuracy of 24 hours and rehabilitation admission NIHSS scores among other potential socio-demographic, clinical and functional predictors for discharge destination routinely collected on admission to rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>On a university hospital specialized inpatient rehabilitation ward 156 consecutive rehabilitants with 24 hours NIHSS score ⩾15 were recruited. On admission to rehabilitation, routinely collected variables potentially associated with discharge destination (community vs institution) were analyzed using logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>70 (44.9%) of rehabilitants were discharged to community, and 86 (55.1%) were discharged to institutional care. Those discharged home were younger and more often still working, had less often dysphagia/tube feeding or DNR decision in the acute phase, shorter time from stroke onset to rehabilitation admission, less severe impairment (NIHSS score, paresis, neglect) and disability (FIM score, ambulatory ability) on admission, and faster and more significant functional improvement during the in-stay than those institutionalized.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The most influential independent predictors for community discharge on admission to rehabilitation were lower admission NIHSS score, ambulatory ability and younger age, NIHSS being the most powerful. The odds of being discharged to community decreased with 16.1% for every 1 point increase in NIHSS. The 3-factor model explained 65.7% of community discharge and 81.9% of institutional discharge, the overall predictive accuracy being 74.7%. The corresponding figures for admission NIHSS alone were 58.6%, 70.9% and 65.4%.</p>","PeriodicalId":72107,"journal":{"name":"Advances in rehabilitation science and practice","volume":"12 ","pages":"27536351231157966"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10201155/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9522009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pre- and Post-Operative Rehabilitation Interventions in Patients at Risk of Poor Outcomes Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for Two Systematic Reviews.","authors":"Motahareh Karimijashni, Samantha Yoo, Keely Barnes, Stéphane Poitras","doi":"10.1177/27536351231170956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/27536351231170956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Total knee (TKA) and hip arthroplasty (THA) are successful procedures in treating end-stage osteoarthritis when nonoperative treatments fail. However, a growing body of literature has been reporting suboptimal outcomes following TKA and THA. While pre- and post-operative rehabilitation is imperative to recovery, little is known about their effectiveness for patients at risk of poor outcomes. In the 2 systematic reviews with identical methodology, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of (a) pre-operative and (b) post-operative rehabilitation interventions for patients at risk of poor outcomes following TKA and THA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 2 systematic reviews will follow the principles and recommendations outlined in the Cochrane Handbook. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and pilot RCTs will be searched in 6 databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Pedro, and OTseeker. Eligible studies including patients at risk of poor outcomes and evaluating rehabilitation interventions following and preceding arthroplasty will be considered for inclusion. Primary outcomes will include performance-based tests and functional patient-reported outcome measures, and secondary outcomes will include health-related quality of life and pain. The quality of eligible RCTs will be evaluated using the Cochrane's risk of bias tool, and the strength of evidence will be assessed using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These reviews will synthesize the evidence regarding the effectiveness of pre-and post-operative rehabilitation interventions for patients at risk of poor outcomes, which in turn may inform practitioners and patients in planning and implementing the most optimal rehabilitation programs to achieve the best outcomes after arthroplasty.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42022355574.</p>","PeriodicalId":72107,"journal":{"name":"Advances in rehabilitation science and practice","volume":"12 ","pages":"27536351231170956"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10176557/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9469149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}