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ArticleHong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao2021

Does additional weekend and holiday physiotherapy benefit geriatric patients with hip fracture? - A case-historical control study.

Dennis Kim Chung Mo, Ken Kin Ming Lau, Donna Mei Yee Fung, Bosco Hon Ming Ma, Titanic Fuk On Lau, Sheung Wai Law

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Article in Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dennis Kim Chung MoPhysiotherapy Department, Tai Po Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
Ken Kin Ming LauPhysiotherapy Department, Tai Po Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
Donna Mei Yee FungPhysiotherapy Department, Tai Po Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
Bosco Hon Ming MaThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Titanic Fuk On LauPhysiotherapy Department, Tai Po Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
Sheung Wai LawDepartment of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Tai Po Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong.
Tai Po Hospital · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the new service model of additional weekend and holiday physiotherapy (PT) by comparing functional outcomes and hospital length of stay between a group of geriatric patients with hip fracture receiving daily PT training and a group of geriatric patients with hip fracture receiving weekdays PT training.

methodsA retrospective case-historical control chart review was conducted and a total of 355 patients were identified. Between-group comparisons were done on functional outcomes including Modified Functional Ambulation Classification (MFAC), Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS), Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and process outcome in terms of length of stay (LOS) in hospitals.

resultsWith similar characteristics, patients who received weekend and holiday PT training had a significant higher percentage of MFAC Category III and a significant lower percentage of MFAC Category II (

conclusionAdditional weekend and holiday PT training in post-operative acute and rehabilitation hospitalization benefits geriatric patients with hip fracture in terms of improved training efficiency, where hospital LOS was shortened with more PT sessions, without any significant impacts on functional outcome.

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Geriatrichip fracturephysiotherapy

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PMID34177199
PMCPMC8221979
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