Additional weekend therapy may reduce length of rehabilitation stay after stroke: A meta-analysis of individual patient data

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 124-129

  English, Coralie ^a,b   Shields, Nora ^c,d   Brusco, Natasha K ^c,e   Taylor, Nicholas F ^c,f   Watts, Jennifer J ^g   Peiris, Casey ^c   Bernhardt, Julie ^h   Crotty, Maria ⁱ   Esterman, Adrian ^b,j   Segal, Leonie ^b   Hillier, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^e CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^g DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

ⁱ FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Weekend therapy

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84976527841     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2016.05.015     Document Type: Article

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