Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2017
Early home-supported discharge for patients with stroke in Portugal: a randomised controlled trial.
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- Effectiveness of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient geriatric rehabilitation or hospitalisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
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- Early Supported Discharge and Transitional Care Management After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Early supported discharge services for people with acute stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Early discharge hospital at home.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Gothenburg Very Early Supported Discharge study (GOTVED): a randomised controlled trial investigating anxiety and overall disability in the first year after stroke.BMC neurology · 2019Trial
- Strengths, limitations, and way forward of home-based rehabilitation practices after stroke: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Factors influencing post discharge activities of daily living in patients receiving rehabilitation in acute care hospital.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation models that support transitions from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injury (ABI): a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- The cost of ischaemic stroke in Croatia.European stroke journal · 2023Article
- The effect of a supportive home care program on caregiver burden with stroke patients in Iran: an experimental study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Bridging the Gap: A Mixed Methods Study Investigating Caregiver Integration for People with Geriatric Syndrome.International journal of integrated care · 2021Article
- Korean Model for Post-acute Comprehensive rehabilitation (KOMPACT): The Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study on Early Supported Discharge.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Relationship between outcome in acute stroke patients and multiple stroke related scores obtained after onset of stroke.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Garments for functional electrical stimulation: Design and proofs of concept.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate an early home-supported discharge service for stroke patients.
designWe carried out a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial (allocation ratio of 1:1) with patients assigned to either an early home-supported discharge service or usual care.
settingThe study was undertaken in Aveiro, Portugal, between April 2009 and April 2013. SUBJECTS: We included stroke patients aged 25-85 years admitted to the stroke unit with an initial Functional Independence Measure of up to 100, who gave informed consent.
interventionsPatients in the early home-supported discharge group began their rehabilitation intervention in the stroke unit and the early home-supported discharge team worked with them at home for a maximum of one month. Patients in the control group received usual services. MAIN MEASURES: The primary outcome measure was the Functional Independence Measure at six months after stroke.
resultsWe randomised 190 patients of whom 34 were lost to follow-up. There were no significant differences (p > 0.5) in the average scores of Functional Independence Measure between the early home-supported discharge (69 ±22; mean ±SD) and the control groups (71 ±17) measured at baseline; and between the early home-supported discharge (107 ±20) and the control groups (107 ±25) measured at six months. The number of individuals with a low Functional Independence Measure score (<60) in the early home-supported discharge group compared with the control group was higher at admission (34/95 vs. 26/95) and lower at follow-up (2/74 vs. 5/78).
conclusionsIt was feasible to implement early home-supported discharge procedures in a Southern European setting, but we have not shown convincing differences in disability at six months.
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