ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2021
Measuring Discharge Outcomes, Length of Stay, and Functional ADL Score During COVID-19 in Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals.
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- All-Cause Readmission or Potentially Avoidable Readmission: Which Is More Predictable Using Frailty, Comorbidities, and ADL?Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Implementation considerations for delivering inpatient COVID rehabilitation: A qualitative study.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo measure discharge disposition, length of stay (LOS), and functional activities of daily living (ADL) scores for patients admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRHs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to compare these parameters with a period prior to the pandemic.
designRetrospective cohort study via systematic retrospective chart review of consecutive patients admitted to IRHs from January 1-February 19, 2020 (pre-COVID-19T), and COVID-19 time period/patients admitted from April 1, 2020-May 9, 2020 (COVID-19T).
settingSystem of 3 IRHs in the Northeastern United States.
participantsPre-COVID-19T, n=739; COVID-19T, n=335, of whom n=139 were positive for COVID-19 (COVID+) and n=196 were negative (COVID-) (N=1074).
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresDischarge disposition, LOS, and functional ADL scores.
resultsCOVID-19T patients were younger (P=.03) and less likely to be White (P=.03). These patients also had a higher case mix index (CMI; P<.01), longer acute care LOS (P<.01), and longer IRH LOS (P<.01). Patients who were COVID+ (during COVID-19T) were less likely to be White (P<.01), had lower CMI (P<.01), had higher admission and discharge functional ADL scores (P=.02, P<.01), and had longer acute care LOS compared with those who were COVID- (P<.01). There were no differences in discharge outcomes between pre-COVID-19T and COVID-19T cohorts (P=.75), including when stratified for COVID-19 status (P=.74). Functional ADL scores on admission and discharge were lower in COVID-19T than in pre-COVID-19T (P=.01), including when stratified for COVID-19 status though not significant (P=.06).
conclusionsThere were no differences in discharge outcomes for any group. IRH LOS was significantly increased during the pandemic, but there were no statistically significant differences between the COVID+ and COVID- cohorts within COVID-19T. Functional ADL scores were significantly lower during COVID-19T, but COVID status was not a significant predictor. This suggests that COVID+ status was not a barrier to discharge or functional outcomes. This supports the importance of IRHs to restore function and discharge patients to home, even with a more medically complex COVID-19 pandemic population.
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