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An examination of the relationship between admission functional independence measure and length of stay in acute inpatient rehabilitation patientsRust, Martha A. January 1997 (has links)
The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine the relationship between admission disability and length of stay obtained from the records of neurological and orthopedic acute rehabilitation adult inpatients. The research question was, "Is there a relationship between the admission disability and length of stay?" Orem's self-care theory was used as the framework of the study. The sample consisted of 118 records of patients dismissed from a freestanding midwestern rehabilitation hospital during July 1, 1996 to November 30, 1996. Admission disability was measured with the Functional Independence Measure (FIM'''*1) instrument that was available in the patient's record. Length of stay was the number of days in the rehabilitation facility. Motor disability was significantly and negatively correlated with length of stay (r= -0.249, p=.006). Implications for practice were discussed. / School of Nursing
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The impact of emotional support offered during rehabilitation on the long-term quality of life and satisfaction with living of individuals with spinal cord injury : an exploratory study of individuals re-employed in the South African National Defence ForceParker, S. 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScMedSc (Rehabilitation))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / Many South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have suffered spinal cord
injury either in the line of duty or otherwise. This injury affects all spheres of life
(physical, emotional, social and psychological). Servicemen are often considered heroes
of their country and are often the ones who need to set aside their emotions in order to
fulfil their roles as soldiers. However, it is anticipated that a permanent
impairment/disability e.g. SCI will have an impact on their quality of life (QOL) and
satisfaction with living (SWL).
This study aims to explore whether emotional support offered to soldiers with spinal cord
injury (SCI) during rehabilitation improve their long-term QOL and SWL.
Thirteen soldiers who have been re-employed post injury were asked to complete a selfcompiled,
self-administered questionnaire regarding the emotional support offered during
rehabilitation and the impact thereof on long-term QOL and SWL.
The questionnaire focused on their ratings of the QOL and SWL in different areas of their
lives and circumstances and asked what they would advise newly injured individuals
regarding SCI and rehabilitation. Data was analysed using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods.
Pearson’s chi-square test and the M-L chi-square tests were used to analyse the data with
the Statistica programme. A p-value of < 0.05 were calculated as statistically significant.
Emotional support during rehabilitation showed a significant impact on QOL (p=0.0497).
Ninety-two percent (n=12) of participants rated their QOL as good or excellent while
77% (n=10) rated their SWL as good. Participants who were older than 26 reported a
significantly higher rate of SWL than younger ones (p=0.0292). Furthermore, results
showed that the family was the most constant source of support during rehabilitation
(54%, n=7). Despite that, 77% (n=10) of participants felt that they received excellent
emotional support from the rehabilitation team.
The study results are intended to facilitate growth and development in the rehabilitation
process and guide professionals in the offering of emotional support.
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