OBJECTIVES: To describe the most prevalent disorders in 1753 patients referred to home rehabilitation and home physiotherapy units. METHOD: We carried out a cross-sectional descriptive study. The variables analyzed were age, gender, main diagnosis, functional capacity (Barthel Index), physiotherapeutic objectives, the treatment applied and the number of sessions. RESULTS: The main diagnoses were immobilization effects (29%), hip fracture (16.5%), stroke (13.7%), knee replacement (11.9%), hip replacement (4.7%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2.6%), and Alzheimer's disease (2.4%). The lowest Barthel Index was obtained in Alzheimer's disease, stroke and immobilization effects and the highest in patients with knee replacement. The process requiring the highest number of sessions for complete recovery was stroke. CONCLUSIONS: Significant improvements were confirmed in pre- and post- Barthel Index scores for each of the above-mentioned diagnoses, demonstrating greater functional independence among patients.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the most prevalent disorders in 1753 patients referred to home rehabilitation and home physiotherapy units. METHOD: We carried out a cross-sectional descriptive study. The variables analyzed were age, gender, main diagnosis, functional capacity (Barthel Index), physiotherapeutic objectives, the treatment applied and the number of sessions. RESULTS: The main diagnoses were immobilization effects (29%), hip fracture (16.5%), stroke (13.7%), knee replacement (11.9%), hip replacement (4.7%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2.6%), and Alzheimer's disease (2.4%). The lowest Barthel Index was obtained in Alzheimer's disease, stroke and immobilization effects and the highest in patients with knee replacement. The process requiring the highest number of sessions for complete recovery was stroke. CONCLUSIONS: Significant improvements were confirmed in pre- and post- Barthel Index scores for each of the above-mentioned diagnoses, demonstrating greater functional independence among patients.
Authors: Remedios López-Liria; Francisco Antonio Vega-Ramírez; Patricia Rocamora-Pérez; José Manuel Aguilar-Parra; David Padilla-Góngora Journal: PLoS One Date: 2016-11-11 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Francisco Antonio Vega-Ramírez; Remedios López-Liria; Genoveva Granados-Gámez; Jose Manuel Aguilar-Parra; David Padilla-Góngora Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2017-07-14 Impact factor: 3.921
Authors: Remedios López-Liria; Francisco Antonio Vega-Ramírez; José Manuel Aguilar-Parra; David Padilla-Góngora; Rubén Trigueros-Ramos; Patricia Rocamora-Pérez Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-06-25 Impact factor: 3.390