ArticleThe Neurohospitalist2018
Choosing Wisely Together: Physical and Occupational Therapy Consultation for Acute Neurology Inpatients.
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- Association of physical function with hospital readmissions among older adults: A systematic review.Journal of hospital medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- Preliminary feasibility and development of a heart rate-based mobility and activity scale for hospitalized older adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- The Case for Aggregated Rehabilitation-Relevant Data Across Health Care Systems and Settings.Physical therapy · 2025Article
- Implementing an Activity and Mobility Promotion Approach to Improve Patient Mobility.The American journal of nursing · 2025Article
- Reducing Physical Therapy Consults for Patients With High Functional Mobility in the Acute Medical Inpatient Setting: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation Therapy Allocation and Changes in Physical Function Among Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Physical therapy · 2023Article
- Effects of an electronic health record-based mobility assessment and automated referral for inpatient physical therapy on patient outcomes: A quasi-experimental study.Health services research · 2023Article
- Disparities in the allocation of inpatient physical and occupational therapy services for patients with COVID-19.Journal of hospital medicine · 2022Article
- Barriers and enablers to physical activity in patients during hospital stay: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2021Article
- Longer Time Before Acute Rehabilitation Therapy Worsens Disability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Patients With Greater Stroke Severity and Premorbid Disability Are Less Likely to Receive Therapist Consultations and Intervention During Acute Care Hospitalization.Physical therapy · 2019Observational
- Factors Associated With Discharge Home Among Medical ICU Patients in an Early Mobilization Program.Critical care explorations · 2019Article
- Routine Inpatient Mobility Assessment and Hospital Discharge Planning.JAMA internal medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough many hospitalized neuroscience patients have physical and occupational therapy (rehabilitation) needs, patients with none or minimal physical impairments frequently receive rehabilitation consultation, diverting from patients with greatest need.
methodsA multidisciplinary team on the general and cerebrovascular neurology acute inpatient services mapped the rehabilitation consultation process, resulting in multiple implemented interventions including physician education on appropriate acute rehabilitation consultations, modification of multidisciplinary rounds, and discussion of patient rehabilitation needs throughout hospitalization. Nurses used the same functional impairment measurement tool used by physical and occupational therapists, the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care Inpatient Short Forms (Basic Mobility and Activity domains).
resultsThe rate for initial rehabilitation consults for patients with no limitations in mobility or activity during the 6-month baseline period was 12%, which was decreased to 7% and 10% during the 6-month intervention and sustain periods, respectively (
conclusionsA multifaceted intervention led to improved utilization of acute inpatient rehabilitation consultation while increasing the frequency of rehabilitation treatment for patients with highest functional impairment.
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