Continuity of care in hospital rehabilitation services: a qualitative insight from inpatients' experience.

Background: Few empirical studies have been conducted on the continuity of rehabilitation services, despite the fact that it may affect clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, the perception of quality, and safety.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore experiences and perceptions of inpatients receiving physical rehabilitation in an acute care hospital and how these experiences may have led to perceived gaps in the continuity of rehabilitation care.

Method: Using qualitative research methods, fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients who received physical rehabilitation during hospital stay in an acute care hospital in Murcia, Spain.

Development and validity of the questionnaire of patients' experiences in postacute outpatient physical therapy settings.

Background: Patient feedback surveys are increasingly seen as a key component of health care quality monitoring and improvement.

Objective: The study objective was to describe the development and initial psychometric evaluation of a fixed-length questionnaire about the experiences of patients receiving physical therapist treatment in postacute outpatient settings.

Design: This was an instrument development study with validity and reliability testing.