This retrospective study, performed in 2009, aimed to identify nursing diagnoses and interventions for the care of patients with spinal cord injury. Data were collected from the nursing records of 465 patients with SCI undergoing rehabilitation. The nursing diagnosis Risk for autonomic dysreflexia was identified in 271 clinical records (58, 3%). Approximately 80 patients developed autonomic dys...

Introduction: In the past year increasing concern has been expressed on the financial austerity measures imposed on Greece and its effect on public hospital patient care. The influence of this hardship on nursing delivery care is evident as even prior to this poor staff patient ratios caused shortcuts in care practice in order to save staff time. Aim: The aim of this discussion paper is to crit...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes of patients with a severe stroke admitted to a specialized "slow stream" rehabilitation program and to develop a model to predict discharge destination. METHODS Chart review of 196 consecutive non-ambulatory ("lower-band") stroke patients admitted between 1996-2001, to a specialized in-patient rehabilitation unit designed to acc...

OBJECTIVE to examine the prevalence of therapy use in nursing homes in selected countries and to describe the characteristics of nursing home residents who receive therapy. DESIGN and SAMPLING the design of the study is cross-sectional, using Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments of nursing home residents. The sample includes all nursing home residents in six US states (n = 273491), in Copenhage...

Ipswich Cardiac Rehabilitation Service, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Ipswich QLD 4305 Sydney Nursing School, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006 The George Institute for Global Health, Camperdown, NSW 2050 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide South Australia 5000 Physiotherapy Department, Austin He...

Abbreviations: HH: Home Health Agencies; SNF: Nursing Facilities; IRF: Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals or Units; CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing And Allied Health Literature; MeSH: Medical Subject Heading; UDSMR: Uniform Data Set Medical Rehabilitation; ICD-9-CM: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification; UK: United Kingdom; US: United States; SD: stan...

OBJECTIVES To describe the current set-up, barriers and potential for providing rehabilitation to people with lower limb amputation in skilled nursing centres. DESIGN Survey and interviews. SUBJECTS/PARTICIPANTS Elderly care physicians, physiotherapists. METHODS In 2011, clinicians from 34 skilled nursing centres participated in a semi-structured interview covering rehabilitation and dail...

Edited by a trio of university educators from three different countries (New Zealand, Canada, France) and a variety of disciplines (nursing / rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy / bioethics, psychiatry / health services research), Rethinking Rehabilitation: Theory and Practice consists of 14 chapters divided into three sections: ‘‘Rethinking the Past and Re-envisioning the Future’’; ‘‘P...