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Stroke Rehabilitation in the Philippines: An Audit Study.
- Source :
- Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development; Autumn2015, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p44-67, 24p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Purpose: Although cerebrovascular accident is a leading cause of mortality in the Philippines, there has never been a national survey of stroke client descriptors and rehabilitation practices. This paper reports on data from the audit of stroke care for inpatients in hospitals serviced by physiatrists. Method: Audit was done of the medical records of stroke clients admitted to hospitals with rehabilitation units. Performance indicators for timely referral to rehabilitation were applied. Results: A total of 1683 records were audited. The majority of clients had cerebral infarct followed by cerebral haemorrhage. The median length of stay was 7 days; stay was lengthier for haemorrhagic strokes. Only 54.1% of the clients were referred to rehabilitation, with a median delay of 3 days between admission and referral to rehabilitation. 25.4% of the clients had early referral to rehabilitation. 39.2% of the 1397 clients were referred to rehabilitation earlier than 2 days before discharge. Conclusion: This Filipino study provides valuable information on stroke types and prevalence, demographics and rehabilitation practices. Despite the prevalence of post-stroke rehabilitation, it has been underutilised in the management of stroke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AUDITING
HOSPITAL patients
PHYSIATRISTS
REHABILITATION centers
CEREBRAL hemorrhage
HEMORRHAGIC stroke
RESEARCH evaluation
ANALYSIS of variance
CONFIDENCE intervals
CEREBRAL infarction
DATABASE management
T-test (Statistics)
STROKE rehabilitation
MEDICAL records
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STROKE patients
CHI-squared test
RESEARCH funding
DATA analysis software
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22115242
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149952110
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5463/DCID.v26i3.446