Trial reportTheScientificWorldJournal2014
Patients undergoing subacute physical rehabilitation following an acute hospital admission demonstrated improvement in cognitive functional task independence.
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- Impact of COVID-19 on General Medical Rehabilitation Efficiency in Designated Inpatient Facilities: A Comparative Analysis of Patient Outcomes and Care Processes.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
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- Factors determining eligibility and access to subacute rehabilitation for elderly people with dementia and hip fracture.Dementia (London, England) · 2017Article
- Cognitive and Neurophysiological Effects of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Stroke Patients after Motor Rehabilitation.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigated cognitive functioning among older adults with physical debility not attributable to an acute injury or neurological condition who were receiving subacute inpatient physical rehabilitation.
designA cohort investigation with assessments at admission and discharge.
settingThree geriatric rehabilitation hospital wards.
participantsConsecutive rehabilitation admissions (n = 814) following acute hospitalization (study criteria excluded orthopaedic, neurological, or amputation admissions).
interventionUsual rehabilitation care. MEASUREMENTS: The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Cognitive and Motor items.
resultsA total of 704 (86.5%) participants (mean age = 76.5 years) completed both assessments. Significant improvement in FIM Cognitive items (Z-score range 3.93-8.74, all P < 0.001) and FIM Cognitive total score (Z-score = 9.12, P < 0.001) occurred, in addition to improvement in FIM Motor performance. A moderate positive correlation existed between change in Motor and Cognitive scores (Spearman's rho = 0.41). Generalized linear modelling indicated that better cognition at admission (coefficient = 0.398, P < 0.001) and younger age (coefficient = -0.280, P < 0.001) were predictive of improvement in Motor performance. Younger age (coefficient = -0.049, P < 0.001) was predictive of improvement in FIM Cognitive score.
conclusionsImprovement in cognitive functioning was observed in addition to motor function improvement among this population. Causal links cannot be drawn without further research.
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