Clients returning to inpatient rehabilitation : Retours en réadaptation pour patients hospitalisés

If clients returned to rehabilitation for the same RCG, analysis of the onset date of the two stays determined whether the second stay was related to the same condition as the first or related to a subsequent condition. [...] The following sections focus on differences in Function Scores and length of stay between clients initially admitted to rehabilitation for an orthopedic condition who returned to rehabilitation for the same orthopedic condition, who returned to rehabilitation for a different orthopedic condition and who did not return. [...] Stroke Clients Returning to Inpatient Rehabilitation for the Same Stroke Among stroke clients who returned to rehabilitation, 14% returned due to the same stroke as their initial stay. [...] Compared to clients who did not return to rehabilitation after a stroke, clients returning to inpatient rehabilitation for the same stroke had significantly lower Motor and Cognitive Function Scores on admission and discharge for their first stay (see Figure 4). [...] Stroke Clients Returning to Inpatient Rehabilitation for a Subsequent Stroke Of clients who returned to rehabilitation following stroke, about 39% returned to rehabilitation following a subsequent stroke.