Is increased "stay away from bed" time associated with improved clinical rehabilitation outcomes in Japanese rehabilitation hospitals? A prospective observational study and clinical practice.

Background: A comprehensive team approach for increasing stay away from bed time (SaB-time) called CASaB was conducted at multiple rehabilitation hospitals.

Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between SaB-time and clinical rehabilitation outcomes (CROs) before introducing CASaB (observational phase), and comparing CROs before and after CASaB (CASaB phase).

Methods: This prospective observational study included patients who were admitted to nine rehabilitation hospitals, with complete data.

[Investigation of the effects of intervention by therapists at night on convalescent rehabilitation units].

Aim: This study sought to investigate the influence of intervention by therapists at night on the patient's ADL's, number of falls, etc. On convalescent rehabilitation units in order to examine the efficacy of the intervention.

Methods: The study subjects included patients hospitalized on 11 convalescent rehabilitation units.