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Comparison of rehabilitation practice on hospital wards for stroke patients.
  Background and Purpose The aim of the study was to observe patients on a stroke unit and to compare their activity with that of patients on conventional hospital wards to identify aspects of rehabilitation practice that might account for differences in outcome.

Methods Stroke patients admitted to the hospital were observed on three 8-hour shifts over 3 consecutive days. An observer recorded, at 10-minute intervals, where patients were, what they were doing, and whether their positioning was as recommended by rehabilitation therapists. Patients on a stroke unit were compared with those on conventional wards.

Results Stroke unit patients spent less time by their beds and more time in other locations on the ward (P

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 December 1996

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    American Heart Association

  • DOI:

    10.1161/01.STR.27.1.18

  • ISSN:

    0039-2499

  • Library of Congress:

    RT Nursing

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    610.73 Nursing

Citation

Lincoln, N. B., Willis, D., Philips, S. A., Juby, L. C., & Berman, P. (1996). Comparison of rehabilitation practice on hospital wards for stroke patients. Stroke, 27, 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.27.1.18

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Keywords

Hospitalization; outcome; rehabilitation; stroke units;

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