Effect of Point of Care Rehabilitation by Permanently Assigned Ward Staff on Patient Ability to Perform Activities of Daily Living and Average Length of Hospital Stay

• Published in: Rigaku ryoho kagaku 2023, Vol.38(4), pp.279-283
• Main Authors: TOYODA, Daisuke, OBARA, Yuma, HASHIMOTO, Tsutomu, TACHIBANA, Moe, ISHIZUKA, Kota
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; jpn
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Functional Independence Measure; hospital for community-based care; Length of stay; point of care rehabilitation; Rehabilitation
• ISSN: 1341-1667; 2434-2807
• DOI: 10.1589/rika.38.279

[Purpose] We examined the effects of having Point of Care (POC) rehabilitation staff permanently assigned to community-based comprehensive care wards on patient activities of daily living (ADL) and average length of hospital stay. [Participants and Methods] One hundred fourteen patients eligible for disease-specific rehabilitation were divided into two groups before and after rehabilitation staff assignment, and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) gain, FIM efficiency, average length of hospital stay, and ADL error improvement values were compared between the groups. [Results] The item showing a significant difference between the two groups was the average length of hospital stay. There were no significant differences in FIM gain, FIM efficiency, or ADL error improvement between the two groups. [Conclusion] The implementation of POC rehabilitation by ward permanently assigned significantly reduced the length of hospital stay, which may have been due to the promotion of inter-professional collaboration within the hospital and opportunities to explain to family members.