Effectiveness of 7-day versus weekday-only rehabilitation for stroke patients in an acute-care hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract

This retrospective cohort study demonstrated that extensive therapy can result in functional recovery in patients with cerebral infarctions. Implications for Rehabilitation Early intervention with intensive rehabilitation therapy is important for improving the functional recovery of patients during acute-care hospitalization. Few acute hospitals provide more than 2 h of daily rehabilitation for patients with acute stroke. In a daily clinical practice setting, this clinical study demonstrates a direct relationship between early intervention with intensive rehabilitation therapy and good functional recovery of stroke patients in an acute ward.

Shorter Interval between Onset and Admission to Convalescent Rehabilitation Wards Is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Patients

“…Moreover, clinicians sometimes delay the initiation of rehabilitation of patients with acute ischemic stroke to after intensive therapy. Furthermore, intervention of early and intensive rehabilitation therapy in stroke patients on acute wards can help to desirable functional recovery can be expected (Kinoshita et al 2017;Nakazora et al 2018).…”

Application effect of the hospital-community integrated service model in home rehabilitation of stroke in disabled elderly: a randomised trial

“…Stroke is a sudden cerebrovascular circulatory disease. Due to the physical and language dysfunction of stroke patients, it not only has a serious impact on their quality of life, but also incurs great burden to their family and to society at large (9,10). The function of various organs of the disabled elderly patients with stroke are usually reduced, this dysfunction is often accompanied by other basic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and these patients experience different degrees of psychological problems; thus, effective interventions are needed (11).…”

Eficácia da combinação do Nintendo Wii® e fisioterapia convencional na independência funcional de indiví­duos hemiparéticos pós-acidente vascular cerebral: ensaio clí­nico randomizado

“…Outro estudo comprovou a hipótese de que o prognóstico funcional de pacientes com AVC isquêmico que recebem reabilitação precoce diária em um ambiente de prática clínica é geralmente melhor do que o de pacientes que receberam reabilitação somente em alguns dias da semana. Foram avaliados, pelo índice de Barthel, 661 pacientes com AVC isquêmico e 245 com AVC hemorrágico e observado que houve eficácia do tratamento, sendo essa eficácia maior para pacientes que receberam terapia precoce diariamente após AVC isquêmico [15].…”