Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1267-1275 , July 2008

Analyzing Change in Recovery Patterns in the Year After Acute Hospitalization

Presented as a poster to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American Society of Neurorehabilitation, September 28–October 1, 2006, Boston, MA.

  • Janet A. Prvu Bettger, ScD, TRS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Janet A. Prvu Bettger, ScD, TRS, 3615 Chestnut St, #334, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2676
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  • Wendy J. Coster, PhD, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Nancy K. Latham, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Health and Disability Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA.
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  • Julie J. Keysor, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA

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    Proportion of the sample exhibiting each pattern for the specified interval. (A) Single assessment interval. (B) Two fixed-length intervals. (C) Intervals by phase of recovery.

    Proportion of the sample exhibiting each pattern for the specified interval. (A) Single assessment interval. (B) Two fixed-length intervals. (C) Intervals by phase of recovery.

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    Twelve-month trajectories of recovery experienced by at least 5% of those participants with PCI functional activity performance measured at all 4 follow-up interviews over the course of 12 months (n=2

    Twelve-month trajectories of recovery experienced by at least 5% of those participants with PCI functional activity performance measured at all 4 follow-up interviews over the course of 12 months (n=295). NOTE. Each box indicates the number of participants exhibiting the indicated pattern of improvement, no change, or decline and the percentage of the sample with complete PCI data at all 4 time points.

 Supported in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (post-doctoral fellowship no. T32-HD-007425), and the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133B990005).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00270-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.046

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1267-1275 , July 2008

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