Abstract
Conner D, Barnes C, Harrison-Felix C, Reznickova N. Rehabilitation outcomes in a population
of nonagenarians and younger seniors with hip fracture, heart failure, or cerebral
vascular accident.
Objectives
To compare rehabilitation characteristics and patient outcomes between nonagenarians
and younger seniors with hip fracture (HFx), heart failure (HF), or cerebral vascular
accident (CVA).
Design
Data only, retrospective cohort.
Setting
Seven skilled nursing facilities providing rehabilitation services to a managed care
organization.
Participants
Subjects (N=2563; age, ≥65y) with HFx, HF, or CVA receiving rehabilitation services.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
Patient and rehabilitation characteristics influencing FIM score at discharge and
the proportion of patients discharged to the community were compared between nonagenarians
and younger seniors with HFx, HF, or CVA.
Results
Patients with higher admission FIM scores were discharged with better function. Different
patient characteristics were important for successful rehabilitation for different
conditions and outcomes. Except for HFx, nonagenarians had admission and discharge
characteristics similar to those of younger seniors, although fewer were discharged
to the community. Nonagenarians and younger seniors with CVA were most similar for
all measures.
Conclusions
Fewer nonagenarians were admitted from the community and fewer were discharged to
the community, even if admitted from the community. Nonagenarians with HFx differed
most strikingly from their younger counterparts in admission and discharge measures,
as well as total discharge FIM score and discharge to the community. Nonagenarians
and younger seniors with CVA were most similar for all measures. Our results suggest
that a large proportion of the nonagenarian population can benefit from rehabilitation
efforts for these 3 conditions; however, more rehabilitation resources may be required
for some conditions to achieve similar outcomes.
Key Words
List of Abbreviations:
CVA (cerebral vascular accident), HF (heart failure), HFx (hip fracture), MCO (managed care organization), SNF (skilled nursing facility)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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