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Hospital Care Versus Home Care for Rehabilitation After Hip Replacement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Gudrun Möller ,
Ian Goldie  and
Egon Jonsson
Gudrun Möller
Affiliation:
Karolinska Hospital/Institute
Ian Goldie
Affiliation:
Karolinska Hospital/Institute
Egon Jonsson
Affiliation:
Karolinska Hospital/Institute
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Abstract

A pilot study was done to assess the feasibility of reducing the hospital stays of patients with total hip replacement (THR). The length of hospital stay for these patients depends largely on how rehabilitation, mostly physical therapy, is organized. This study shows that not more than a half hour per postoperative day was devoted to care services and rehabilitation activities. It is feasible and less expensive to reduce substantially hospital stay by planned physical therapy in the patient's home. These results have prompted a randomized controlled clinical trial to assess hospital versus home rehabilitation.

Type
Special Section: Assessing The Technology Of Physical Therapy
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , Winter 1992 , pp. 93 - 101
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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