Publications by authors named "Shouichi Kuramochi"
Article Synopsis
- - This study aimed to explore the effects of physiotherapy on patients in psychiatric long-term care in Japan, specifically focusing on those who were discharged to the community versus those who remained hospitalized.
- - It involved 50 patients across four hospitals, documenting their demographics, diagnosis classifications, and physiotherapy duration, using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) to assess progress.
- - Results indicated that 14 patients were discharged while 36 remained hospitalized, with notable differences in diagnosis types and length of stay; the discharged group also started with higher FIM scores and showed greater improvement.
Objective: A total of 183 patients admitted to five hospitals for proximal femoral fractures and psychiatric disorders were examined to determine whether their physical function could be improved by rehabilitation and to identify factors that affected home discharge.
Methods: We conducted surveys to collect data regarding patients' age, sex, type of mental illness, location at time of injury, complications, Charlson Comorbidity Index, Global Assessment of Functioning scale scores, surgical technique, time from surgery to the start of rehabilitation at the target hospital, rehabilitation duration, results of cognitive function tests (e.g.