Extra physical therapy reduces patient length of stay and improves functional outcomes and quality of life in people with acute or subacute conditions: A systematic review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1490-1500

  Peiris, Casey L ^a,b   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a,b   Shields, Nora ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Allied Health Clinical Research Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dose response relationship; Length of stay; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Review, systematic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE DISEASE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CINAHL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMBASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF CARE; SHORT FORM 36; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80052216144     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.04.005     Document Type: Review

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