title: Evaluation of consultation-based rehabilitation for hospitalized cancer patients with functional impairment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate prospectively the effect of consultation-based interdisciplinary rehabilitation in hospitalized cancer patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred forty-one hospitalized patients with cancer were referred to the Cancer Adaptation Team (interdisciplinary rehabilitation services) over an 8-month period. Functional status at enrollment and dismissal was evaluated with a Barthel Mobility Index and Karnofsky Performance Status scale. Quality-of-life parameters were evaluated with specifically designed questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred ninety patients met the inclusion criteria. One hundred eighty-nine survived and completed the study. Significant functional improvement was observed between enrollment and dismissal on both functional indexes (P< or =.001). Quality-of-life questionnaires, while limited by low completion rate, showed significant improvement on multiple parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant functional gains were observed in hospitalized cancer patients who received interdisciplinary rehabilitation services on a consultation basis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sabers
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kokal
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Girardi
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Philpott
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Basford
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Therneau
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gamble
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome