TITLE:
Building up Systematic Client-Centred Data as a Base for Clinical Outcome within Outpatient Neurorehabilitation
AUTHORS:
Jessica Vollertsen, Kersti Samuelsson
KEYWORDS:
Neurological Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Quality Improvement, Stroke
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.4 No.1,
February
25,
2016
ABSTRACT: Objective: This study describes the development and use of a specific database supporting personnel within outpatient neurological rehabilitation to reflect on existing interventions and improve future rehabilitation. Methods: Five outpatient rehabilitation centres in one county council in Sweden were involved in developing and implementing a systematic data collection template within the existing digital medical record system. Data were collected to get more information on the effects of outpatient stroke rehabilitation in patients who received rehabilitation the first year after a stroke (ICD-I64) and patients who received further rehabilitation 1 year or more after a stroke (ICD-I69). Data analysis included evaluation of balance, movement, activity/participation, health-related quality of life, and self-rated health. Results: The ICD-I64 group had positive results after treatment (p