Search results for "Rehabilitation"
Physical rehab safe, effective after HF hospitalization regardless of AF status
Older patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF) had similar improvements in physical function after completing a rehab program focused on strength, balance, mobility, and endurance that began as soon as safely possible after admission for heart failure (HF) and continued following discharge, a trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/physical-rehab-safe-effective-after-hf-hospitalization-regardless-of-af-status.htm
25 Sep 2024
Pulmonary rehabilitation associated with fewer readmissions for COPD patients
Only 1.5% of studied patients began pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of discharge from a hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but their rate of readmission within a year was 56.4%, compared to 64.6% in patients who did not begin rehab.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/3.htm
28 Jul 2021
October 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/
Educational reminders by mail and phone increased uptake of cardiac rehab after MI
While an educational intervention increased the odds that patients would complete cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction (MI) compared with usual care, it did not affect adherence to cardiac medications, a Canadian trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/17/4.htm
17 Jun 2020
September 25, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/
Pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of discharge for COPD linked to lower mortality
Although an analysis of Medicare fee-for-service data from 2014 found significant benefits to pulmonary rehab within 90 days of discharge after a hospitalization for COPD, it also revealed that only 1.5% of studied patients received this care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/20/6.htm
20 May 2020
Educational video at discharge after COPD exacerbation didn't improve rehab participation
Patients in a randomized trial were assigned to receive usual care, defined as a discharge bundle for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that included written information about pulmonary rehab, or usual care plus the video, which was viewed on a handheld tablet at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/25/3.htm
25 Mar 2020
Socioeconomic disparities to come
AI's potential for medicine could vary dramatically from hospital to hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/12/04/socioeconomic-disparities-to-come.htm
4 Dec 2024
May 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/
New model may help predict patient outcome after stroke rehab
The model has potential application in rehabilitation research and stroke management, according to the study authors, and a calculator for it is available free of charge online.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/01/4.htm
1 Nov 2017