Males Receive More Intense Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Than Females in Ontario, Canada.

Increased rehabilitation intensity, the number of minutes of therapy per day, is associated with improved outcomes. However, it is unclear whether males and females receive the same inpatient stroke rehabilitation intensity. A sub-analysis of a retrospective population-based cohort study of adults (5877 females, 6893 males) with stroke discharged to inpatient rehabilitation between 2017 and 2021 was conducted.

Sex differences and predictors of completion of a 6-month exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program in 1,536 people following stroke.

Objective: To retrospectively examine sex-differences and predictors of completion in consecutively-referred patients to a 6-month exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) from 2006 to 2017.

Materials/methods: People with hemiplegic gait participated in stroke-adapted-CRP; otherwise, traditional-CRP. Reasons for non-completion were ascertained by interview.

Association of material deprivation with discharge location and length of stay after inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Ontario: a retrospective, population-based cohort study.

Background: Low socioeconomic status is associated with increased risk of stroke and worse poststroke functional status. The aim of this study was to determine whether socioeconomic status, as measured by material deprivation, is associated with direct discharge to long-term care or length of stay after inpatient stroke rehabilitation.

Methods: We performed a retrospective, population-based cohort study of people admitted to inpatient rehabilitation in Ontario, Canada, after stroke.

The Impact of Body Mass Index Classification on Outcomes After Stroke Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study.

With improving stroke mortality rates, more individuals are living with the consequences of stroke. Obesity is a known risk factor for stroke, but its effect on functional outcomes poststroke is less clear. The aim of this study was to determine the association between body mass index classification (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese) and functional outcomes, as measured by Functional Independence Measure change, Functional Independence Measure efficiency, and rehabilitation length of stay after inpatient stroke rehabilitation.

Sex differences in the outcomes of adults admitted to inpatient rehabilitation after stroke.

Introduction: Several differences have been reported between male and female patients with stroke in clinical and sociodemographic features, treatment, and outcomes. Potential effects in the inpatient rehabilitation population are unclear.

Objective: To evaluate the differences between male and female patients in discharge functional status, length of stay, and discharge home after inpatient rehabilitation for stroke.

Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19-Positive Individuals Admitted for Inpatient Rehabilitation in Toronto, Canada.

Objective: To describe the sociodemographic features, impairments, and functional changes of COVID-19-positive individuals who underwent inpatient rehabilitation at three rehabilitation hospitals in Toronto, Canada.

Design: Retrospective chart review of patients admitted to three COVID-19 rehabilitation units between 20 April 2020 and 3 June 2020. Sociodemographic factors, impairments, length of stay, and Functional Independence Measure data were reported.

An Evaluation of Age-Based Differences in the Demographic Features and Clinical Outcomes of Trauma Rehabilitation Patients.

Objective: The aims of the study were to describe potential age-related differences in injury type and mechanism, comorbidities, and physical medicine and rehabilitation-relevant complications in patients admitted after major trauma and to examine whether functional outcomes vary by age group after traumatic injury.

Design: This is a subanalysis of a pre-post study. Individuals admitted to a level 1 trauma center who sustained major trauma were divided into three age groups (young, middle age, and elderly).

A systematic review of the impact of obesity on stroke inpatient rehabilitation functional outcomes.

Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for stroke, but its impact on functional recovery is less clear. Understanding the effect of obesity on functional recovery during inpatient rehabilitation will aid clinicians in patient counselling and help administrators with program planning.

Objective: To determine if obesity affects the functional outcomes of adults undergoing inpatient stroke rehabilitation.

Predictors of Exceeding Target Inpatient Rehabilitation Length of Stay After Hip Fracture.

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with exceeding a target inpatient rehabilitation length of stay of 28 days or less for individuals with hip fracture.

Design: Retrospective cohort study of hip fracture patients admitted to an urban Canadian inpatient rehabilitation facility between January 1, 2013, and January 1, 2018. Patient characteristics previously shown to be associated with individual outcomes and/or length of stay after hip fracture were extracted from the institution's data warehouse.

The Incidence of Physiatry-Relevant Complications in Trauma Patients Admitted to an Urban Canadian Trauma Center.

The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of complications in trauma patients that could be prevented, diagnosed, or managed by a consulting acute care physiatrist. Demographic and complication data were extracted by chart review of adult trauma patients admitted to a Canadian academic trauma center. Subjects were included if they had a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or multiple injuries resulting in an Injury Severity Score greater than 15.

Optimising the mandatory reporting process for drivers admitted to an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit.

Ontario physicians are legally obligated to report patients who may be medically unfit to drive to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). Currently at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (TRI), there are no standardised processes for MTO reporting, resulting in inconsistent communication regarding driving with patients and between healthcare providers, redundant assessments and ultimately reduced patient satisfaction. TRI received 10 patient complaints regarding the driving reporting process in the 5 years prior to this project and a large number of patients were not being reported appropriately.

The Impact of Introducing a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Trauma Consultation Service to an Academic Level 1 Trauma Center.

Objective: Previous retrospective studies suggest that early physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) consultation for trauma patients improves outcome and reduces acute care length of stay (LOS). There have not been controlled studies to evaluate this impact. This study assesses the impact of PM&R consultations on acute trauma patients.

Academic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Acute Care Consultations.

The objective of this study was to describe the provision of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation acute care consultations in the United States and Canada. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department chairs/division directors at academic centers in Canada and the United States were mailed an 18-item questionnaire. Seven of 13 (54%) Canadian and 26/78 (33%) American surveys were returned.

PET/CT aids the staging of and radiotherapy planning for early-stage extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type: a case series.

Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL), nasal type, is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment of ENKTL primarily relies on radiation; thus, proper delineation of target volumes is critical. Currently, the ideal modalities for delineation of gross tumor volume for ENKTL are unknown.