Prognostic Differences for Functional Recovery After Major Lower Limb Amputation: Effects of the Timing and Type of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services in the Veterans Health Administration

PM and R - Tập 2 Số 4 - Trang 232-243 - 2010
Margaret G. Stineman1,2, Pui L. Kwong3, Dawei Xie4, Jibby E. Kurichi3, Diane Cowper Ripley5, David M. Brooks3, Douglas E. Bidelspach6, Barbara Bates7
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 904 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
2Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
4Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
5Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center REAP, NF/SG Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL
6Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon PA
7Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Albany, NY and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

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ObjectiveTo compare the recovery of mobility and self‐care functions among veteran amputees according to the timing and type of rehabilitation services received.DesignObservational study of inpatient rehabilitation care patterns of 2 types (specialized and consultative) with 2 timings (early and late).SettingData from inpatient specialized rehabilitation units (SRUs) and consultative services within 95 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers across the United States during fiscal years 2003 to 2004.PatientsMedical records of 1502 patients who received early or late consultative or specialized rehabilitation.Assessment of Risk FactorsHypotheses were established and general categories of negative and positive risk factors specified a priori from available clinical characteristics. Linear mixed effects models were used to model motor Functional Independence Measure (FIM) gain scores on patient‐level variables accounting for the correlation within the same facility.Main Outcome MeasuresRecovery of activities of daily living (ADLs) and mobility (physical functioning) expressed as the magnitudes of gains in motor FIM scores achieved by rehabilitation discharge.ResultsAfter adjustment, amputees who received specialized rehabilitation had motor FIM gains that were on average 8.0 points greater than those for amputees who received consultative rehabilitation. Although patients whose rehabilitation was delayed until after discharge from the index surgical stay tended to be more clinically complex, they had gains comparable to those of patients who received early rehabilitation. Advanced age, transfemoral amputation, paralysis, serious nutritional compromise, and psychosis were associated with lower motor FIM gains. The variance for the random effect for facility was statistically significant, suggesting extraneous variation within facility that was not explainable by observed patient‐level variables.ConclusionOn the basis of this analysis, those patients who receive specialized rehabilitation can be expected to make comparatively greater gains than patients who receive consultative services, regardless of timing and clinical complexity. Findings highlight the need for clinicians to adjust prognostic expectations to both clinical severity and the type of rehabilitation that patients receive.

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