TY - JOUR
T1 - Classification of occupational therapy intervention for inpatient stroke rehabilitation
AU - Smallfield, Stacy
AU - Karges, Joy
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - OBJECTIVE. We investigated the specific type of occupational therapy intervention used by occupational therapists during inpatient stroke rehabilitation in one midwestern U.S. hospital to determine the frequency of prefunctional versus functional activity use. METHOD. A retrospective chart analysis was conducted of clients who received inpatient stroke rehabilitation between January 2003 and June 2004. Type of intervention, intervention strategies, and adaptive equipment use were recorded for each session provided. RESULTS. The majority of sessions (65.77%, n = 1,022) consisted of activities that were prefunctional in nature compared with 48.26% (n=750) that focused on activities of daily living. Musculoskeletal intervention strategies were used in more than half (52.25%) of the sessions. CONCLUSION. More sessions were spent on prefunctional than on functional activities, and musculoskeletal intervention strategies were most common. Future research studies are warranted to determine the most effective intervention for this client population.
AB - OBJECTIVE. We investigated the specific type of occupational therapy intervention used by occupational therapists during inpatient stroke rehabilitation in one midwestern U.S. hospital to determine the frequency of prefunctional versus functional activity use. METHOD. A retrospective chart analysis was conducted of clients who received inpatient stroke rehabilitation between January 2003 and June 2004. Type of intervention, intervention strategies, and adaptive equipment use were recorded for each session provided. RESULTS. The majority of sessions (65.77%, n = 1,022) consisted of activities that were prefunctional in nature compared with 48.26% (n=750) that focused on activities of daily living. Musculoskeletal intervention strategies were used in more than half (52.25%) of the sessions. CONCLUSION. More sessions were spent on prefunctional than on functional activities, and musculoskeletal intervention strategies were most common. Future research studies are warranted to determine the most effective intervention for this client population.
KW - Activities of daily living
KW - Inpatients
KW - Occupational therapy
KW - Patient care management
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Stroke
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.63.4.408
DO - 10.5014/ajot.63.4.408
M3 - Article
C2 - 19708469
AN - SCOPUS:68949086200
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 63
SP - 408
EP - 413
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 4
ER -