Background: Cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction reduces subsequent mortality, but uptake and adherence to rehabilitation programmes remains poor, particularly among women, the elderly and ethnic minority groups. Evidence of the effectiveness of home-based cardiac rehabilitation remains limited. This trial evaluates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of homebased compare...

[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify differences between home-visit rehabilitation users and providers in their understanding of the content and subjective effects of this practice. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were home-visit rehabilitation users and providers. [Methods] Home-visit rehabilitation users and providers were given self-administered questionnaires regarding home-visit reh...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a common surgical knee procedure that requires intensive postoperative rehabilitation by the patient. A variety of randomized controlled trials have investigated aspects of ACL reconstruction rehabilitation. A systematic review of English language level 1 and 2 studies identified 54 appropriate randomized controlled trials of ACL rehabilitation...

BACKGROUND Geriatric patients are typically underrepresented in studies on the functional outcome of rehabilitation after stroke. Moreover, most geriatric stroke patients do probably not participate in intensive rehabilitation programs as offered by rehabilitation centers. As a result, very few studies have described the successfulness of geriatric stroke rehabilitation in nursing home patients...

Objective: To examine the relationship between self-reported use of psychological skills and rehabilitation adherence. Design: Prospective correlational design. Setting: Outpatient physical-therapy clinic specializing in sports medicine. Patients: Fifty-four patients (17 women and 37 men) undergoing rehabilitation after anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction. Main Outcome Measures: An abbrev...

BACKGROUND Home modification for stroke victims is often necessary to prevent falls and enable them to have a better quality of life. Up-to-date relationship between personal factors and home modifications in post-stroke patients has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE To identify significant personal factors influencing the requirement for home modification in post-stroke patients. STUDY DESI...

OBJECTIVES To (1) identify social and rehabilitation predictors of nursing home placement, (2) investigate the association between effectiveness and efficiency in rehabilitation and nursing home placement of patients admitted for inpatient rehabilitation from 1996 to 2005 by disease in Singapore. DESIGN National data were retrospectively extracted from medical records of community hospital. ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of major chronic illnesses, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetes, is increasing. Pulmonary rehabilitation and diabetes self-management education are important in the management of COPD and diabetes respectively. However, not everyone can participate in the programmes offered at a hospital or other central locations, for reasons such as trav...

Purpose: To report on stroke patients and their informal caregivers’ perceptions and experiences regarding feasibility and acceptability of home-care based rehabilitation, in the context of the implementation of an EHSD procedure. Theory: EHSD procedures are considered promising alternatives to conventional care in stroke rehabilitation, as they seem to be able to reduce costs with illness and ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to develop an efficient, low-cost, home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program and to evaluate the impact of the program on exercise as measured by the 6-min walk test (6MWT) and treadmill endurance test. METHODS Twenty-nine subjects with COPD (FEV1 = 62.4 ± 10.7% of predicted, 62.4 ± 10.7 y old) were included in a randomized and prospective pulmonary reha...