What is it about?
Inpatients admitted to rehabilitation express needs not linked to disease causing hospitalization. We collected and described the occupational needs of complex inpatients with stroke during rehabilitation, focusing on function and ability. We also describe the rehabilitation plan integrated by occupational therapy targeted to this specific, individualized needs, identified according to the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure.
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Why is it important?
we found that patients with stroke, in post-acute rehabilitation phase, were dependent in basic ADL, limited in instrumental ADL and easily fatigable. Their occupational needs related to self-care (75%) and, to a lesser extent, productivity (15%) and leisure (10%). According to inpatients, rehabilitation process should firstly address self-care needs, followed by productivity and leisure problems.
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The rehabilitation plan of patients with stroke should always investigate and address productivity and leisure time problems from the early, post-acute, phase of recovery
stefania costi
Azienda USL - IRCCS of Reggio Emilia and University of Modena and Reggio emilia
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This page is a summary of: Occupational therapy for complex inpatients with stroke: identification of occupational needs in post-acute rehabilitation setting, Disability and Rehabilitation, February 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1283449.
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