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ArticleBioMed research international2013

Physiotherapists have accurate expectations of their patients' future health-related quality of life after first assessment in a subacute rehabilitation setting.

Steven M McPhail, Emily Nalder, Anne-Marie Hill, Terry P Haines

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Article in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Steven M McPhailCentre for Functioning and Health Research, Buranda Plaza Corner Ipswich Road and Cornwall Street, Buranda, QLD, Australia ; School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia.
Emily NalderCentre for Functioning and Health Research, Buranda Plaza Corner Ipswich Road and Cornwall Street, Buranda, QLD, Australia ; School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia ; Rotman Research Institute, Bathurst Street, Baycrest, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Anne-Marie HillSchool of Physiotherapy, the University of Notre Dame Australia, Mouat Street, Fremantle, WA, Australia.
Terry P HainesSouthern Health, Allied Health Research Unit, Kingston Centre, Cnr Warrigal and Kingston Roads, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia ; Physiotherapy Department, School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Monash University Peninsular Campus, VIC, Australia.
Queensland University of Technology · AUNorthern Health · AUThe University of Notre Dame Australia · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExpectations held by health professionals and their patients are likely to affect treatment choices in subacute inpatient rehabilitation settings for older adults. There is a scarcity of empirical evidence evaluating whether health professionals expectations of the quality of their patients' future health states are accurate.

methodsA prospective longitudinal cohort investigation was implemented to examine agreement (kappa coefficients, exact agreement, limits-of-agreement, and intraclass-correlation coefficients) between physiotherapists' (n = 23) prediction of patients' discharge health-related quality of life (reported on the EQ-5D-3L) and the actual health-related quality of life self-reported by patients (n = 272) at their discharge assessment (using the EQ-5D-3L). The mini-mental state examination was used as an indicator of patients' cognitive ability.

resultsOverall, 232 (85%) patients had all assessment data completed and were included in analysis. Kappa coefficients (exact agreement) ranged between 0.37-0.57 (58%-83%) across EQ-5D-3L domains in the lower cognition group and 0.53-0.68 (81%-85%) in the better cognition group.

conclusionsPhysiotherapists in this subacute rehabilitation setting predicted their patients' discharge health-related quality of life with substantial accuracy. Physiotherapists are likely able to provide their patients with sound information regarding potential recovery and health-related quality of life on discharge. The prediction accuracy was higher among patients with better cognition than patients with poorer cognition.

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Health PersonnelPhysical TherapistsQuality of LifeRehabilitationAgedFemaleHumansMaleProspective Studies

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PMID24350262
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