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Association of Caregiver Availability and Training With Patient Community Discharge After Stroke
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between committed caregivers and caregiver training with community discharge from inpatient rehabilitation after a stroke. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of data extracted from electronic health records linked with the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation....
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10036223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36968162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100251 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between committed caregivers and caregiver training with community discharge from inpatient rehabilitation after a stroke. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of data extracted from electronic health records linked with the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation. SETTING: Three hospital-based inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) in a major metropolitan area. PARTICIPANTS: 1397 adult patients (mean ± SD age: 69.4 [13.5]; 724 men) transferred from an acute care setting to inpatient rehabilitation after an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (N=1397). INTERVENTION: None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Community discharge from IRF. RESULTS: 82.4% of patients had caregivers, 63.4% of patient caregivers received training at the IRF, and 79.5% had community discharge. After adjusting for age, stroke severity, functional status, and other social risk factors, having a committed caregiver and caregiver training were significantly associated with community discharge (odds ratio [OR]=7.80, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.03-12.10 and OR=4.89, 95% CI: 3.16-7.57, respectively). CONCLUSION: Caregivers increase a patient's likelihood of discharge from IRF; the added benefit of caregiver training needs to be further assessed, with essential elements prioritized prior to patients’ IRF discharge. |
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