Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of a patient-centered health status measurement tool in multiple outpatient rehabilitation clinics and to characterize health status before and after an outpatient physical therapy intervention as part of that assessment. Design: Six outpatient rehabilitation clinics voluntarily agreed to incorporate a standardized patient-centered health status questionnaire into everyday practice. Patients completed the SF-36 health status questionnaire before initiating treatment and again at discharge. Only nonsurgical patients without comorbidities were enrolled. Results: Voluntary application of the SF-36 on a small scale was achieved over a period of 3-4 mo. All health concepts improved except general health perceptions. Conclusion: The results suggest that (1) a standard patient-oriented health status questionnaire can be incorporated into outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and useful information can be derived regarding outcomes; (2) careful administrative coordination is necessary to optimize follow-up and decrease burden on both patients and clinicians; (3) although improvements in health status were demonstrated, small sample sizes and the lack of control groups prevents conclusions regarding the effectiveness of physical therapy treatment; and (4) the magnitude of effect sizes suggests that controlled studies could be performed by clinicians partnering with researchers to improve outpatient rehabilitation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 896-902 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
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Keywords
- Clinical Research
- Outcomes
- Physical Therapy
- SF-36
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Health Professions(all)
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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A patient-oriented health status measure in outpatient rehabilitation. / Mossberg, Kurt; McFarland, Carol.
In: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 80, No. 12, 2001, p. 896-902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
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AU - Mossberg, Kurt
AU - McFarland, Carol
PY - 2001
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AB - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of a patient-centered health status measurement tool in multiple outpatient rehabilitation clinics and to characterize health status before and after an outpatient physical therapy intervention as part of that assessment. Design: Six outpatient rehabilitation clinics voluntarily agreed to incorporate a standardized patient-centered health status questionnaire into everyday practice. Patients completed the SF-36 health status questionnaire before initiating treatment and again at discharge. Only nonsurgical patients without comorbidities were enrolled. Results: Voluntary application of the SF-36 on a small scale was achieved over a period of 3-4 mo. All health concepts improved except general health perceptions. Conclusion: The results suggest that (1) a standard patient-oriented health status questionnaire can be incorporated into outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and useful information can be derived regarding outcomes; (2) careful administrative coordination is necessary to optimize follow-up and decrease burden on both patients and clinicians; (3) although improvements in health status were demonstrated, small sample sizes and the lack of control groups prevents conclusions regarding the effectiveness of physical therapy treatment; and (4) the magnitude of effect sizes suggests that controlled studies could be performed by clinicians partnering with researchers to improve outpatient rehabilitation.
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JF - American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SN - 0894-9115
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