OBJECTIVES To compare home-based rehabilitation with the standard hospital rehabilitation in terms of improving knee joint mobility and recovery of muscle strength and function in patients after a total knee replacement. MATERIALS AND METHODS A non-randomised controlled trial was conducted. Seventy-eight patients with a prosthetic knee were included in the study and allocated to either a home...

BACKGROUND The individual home rehabilitation program for ischemic stroke patients was conducted in a Thai healthcare setting. The program demonstrated that it was statistically significantly more effective than the conventional method. However for policy makers to adopt this program, the question of cost-effectiveness must be answered. OBJECTIVE To compare the costs and effects of a home reh...

The modern hospital evolved from a place to care for the sick staffed by members of religious orders to a symbol of rationality and progress fostering medical innovation, professional development, science, research, and training. As hospitalization grew to be the norm for seriously ill patients, there was also the recognition that not all care had to be institutionalized, and in the 1960s, a pr...

We cannot ensure timely access to care without having the right providers and support services in place all along the patient journey – not just the surgeons but the whole team of professionals in our hospitals, in rehab and home care and behind the scenes in planning, sharing information and keeping the workforce healthy and productive. – Michael Decter, Chair, Health Council of Canada (June 2...

[Purpose] This study investigated whether it is possible to predict return to home at discharge from a rehabilitation hospital in Japan using the home care score of patients with cerebrovascular or osteoarticular disease and low activities of daily living at admission. [Subjects and Methods] The home care score and functional independent measurement were determined for 226 patients at admission...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether home-based rehabilitation (HBR) as effective inpatient in patients with acute stroke well identify at increased risk mortality/morbidity during rehabilitation.MATERIAL AND METHODS: present included 64 who were referred from the neurology service and intensive care units an unit (n=28) or HBR programs (n=36). Brunnstrom motor stages, Functi...

Background In May 2012, the Central Denmark Region implemented a reform in stroke care, which included concentration of acute stroke treatment from 5 to 2 specialized hospitals, short stay, and a shift from inpatient rehabilitation to community-based rehabilitation, and establishment of 5 stroke teams. The plan was announced three months before implementation. Patients were promised a more inte...

Background/Introduction Cardiac rehabilitation is the process by which patients with cardiac disease are supported to achieve optimal physical and psychosocial health. Exercise training is a core element of cardiac rehabilitation. At our institution, there are two different rehabilitation programmes available to patients who have undergone cardiac surgery: Firstly, there is the “in-house” (IH) ...