Feasibility of an Enhanced Therapy Model of Care for Hospitalized Stroke Patients.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the safety and feasibility of an enhanced therapy model for hospitalized stroke patients.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental cohort study of acute stroke patients from a single hospital. In the intervention group, all hospitalized patients on the acute stroke service were seen by at least two therapy disciplines daily in addition to routine stroke care.

Development and Implementation of a New Model of Care for Patients With Stroke, Acute Hospital Rehabilitation Intensive SErvices: Leveraging a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team.

The optimal timing and intensity of early rehabilitation remain uncertain. The literature has stated that too early high-intensity mobility within 24 hours can result in poor outcomes as compared with the 24- to 48-hour poststroke (Stroke 2012;43:2389-94. Stroke 2004;35:1005-9).