ArticleScientific reports2022
A multicenter study to compare the effectiveness of the inpatient post acute care program versus traditional rehabilitation for stroke survivors.
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- Integrated care management for patients following acute stroke: a systematic review.QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of post-acute care for patients with cerebral vascular disease in Taiwan between 2014 and 2023: a narrative synthesis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing Societal Participation for Stroke Survivors With Cognitive Impairments: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Trial
- Social Determinants of Health and Patient Experiences During Transitions From Inpatient Rehabilitation to Home.Journal of patient experience · 2026Article
- The Usability and Effect of a Novel Intelligent Rehabilitation Exergame System on Quality of Life in Frail Older Adults: Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Impact of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice on Functional Improvements Among Post-Acute Stroke Survivors: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Effects of functional performance and national health insurance cost on length of hospitalization for postacute care in stroke: a retrospective observational study.BMC neurology · 2023Observational
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- Efficacy and Cost over 12 Hospitalization Weeks of Postacute Care for Stroke.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Risk factors of nasogastric tube removal failure in acute ischemic stroke patients: a 3-months follow-up cohort study at a single institute.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
There is insufficient evidence to prove the effect of the Post-acute Care (PAC) program on post-stroke recovery. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the PAC versus traditional inpatient rehabilitation (non-PAC) for middle- and old-aged stroke survivors. This multicenter cohort study enrolled 334 stroke patients admitted for post-stroke rehabilitation. The outcome variables included the Barthel Index (BI), Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS), Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D), Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale, and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The inverse-probability-of-treatment-weighting method was used to analyze the differences in outcomes between the PAC and non-PAC groups. The PAC group showed better improvements in BI, MNA-SF, EQ-5D, Instrumental ADL, and MMSE compared to the non-PAC group, with differences in effect sizes of 0.54 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.38-0.71), 0.26 (95% CI 0.10-0.42), 0.50 (95% CI 0.33-0.66), 0.44 (95% CI 0.28-0.60) and 0.34 (95% CI 0.17-0.50), respectively. The PAC project showed more improvement in basic and instrumental ADL and status of swallowing, nutrition, and cognition than those of non-PAC, which had less length of stay restricted by the National Health Insurance. More studies are warranted to investigate the influence of hospital stay and duration from stroke onset on the PAC's effectiveness.
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