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Prospective study of barriers to discharge from a spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit.
Article in Spinal cord, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Predicting inpatient rehabilitation length of stay for adults with traumatic spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Patient flow problems affecting in-patient spinal cord injury rehabilitation in the Netherlands.Spinal cord · 2025Article
- The diagnostic and prognostic capability of artificial intelligence in spinal cord injury: A systematic review.Brain & spine · 2025Review
- Use of the Physical Abilities and Mobility Scale (PAMS) in Children Receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Related Paralysis.Developmental neurorehabilitation · 2022Article
- Traumatic spinal cord injury in Italy 20 years later: current epidemiological trend and early predictors of rehabilitation outcome.Spinal cord · 2020Observational
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- Emotional Consequences of Delays in Spinal Rehabilitation Unit Admission or Discharge: A Qualitative Study on the Importance of Communication.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Understanding Length of Stay after Spinal Cord Injury: Insights and Limitations from the Access to Care and Timing Project.Journal of neurotrauma · 2017Article
- The influence of clarification and threats on life situation: patients' experiences 1 year after TSCI.Spinal cord series and cases · 2017Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designProspective open cohort case series of consecutive patients admitted with spinal cord damage to a spinal rehabilitation unit (SRU) between 1 January 2008 and 31 July 2013.
objectivesMeasure the prevalence of barriers to discharge, their reasons and resulting additional unnecessary days in hospital.
settingSRU, Victoria, Australia.
methodsConsecutive SRU admissions had prospective documentation of key clinical and demographic characteristics, the occurrence of any discharge barrier, the cause(s) and duration of unnecessary hospitalisation.
resultsThere were 235 patients in the study; 138 (58.7%) were male and the median age was 63 years. Eighty-six (36.6%) patients had a discharge barrier. The most common reasons for a discharge barrier were: waiting for approval for long-term and supported care or services, residential care, home modifications, family deliberations regarding discharge planning and the provision of equipment necessary for discharge. The reasons accounting for the greatest number of additional hospital days were: home modifications, residential care, equipment necessary for discharge, waiting for approval for long-term and supported care or services and accommodation for people unable to return to their previous residence without readily available alternatives. Over the study period 17.5% (3176/18,184) of all bed-days were occupied by patients deemed to be clinically ready for discharge from the SRU but who had a discharge barrier.
conclusionsBarriers to discharge from rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord damage are common, substantial, and represent an important opportunity for health systems improvement.
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