title: Allocation and preference of patients for domiciliary or institutional rehabilitation after a stroke.
abstract: On discharge from an acute-care hospital after a stroke, 191 patients were told that they needed rehabilitation and were offered the option of receiving care in an institution or in their homes. One hundred and one (52.4%) patients chose an institution and 91 (47.6%) preferred rehabilitation in their own home. A higher number of women than men chose to be rehabilitated at home. Multivariate logistic regression showed that odds for being included in the home rehabilitation group were higher for women and for those who had a stroke in the past. Odds for being included in the institutional rehabilitation group were individuals with diabetes and difficulty in ambulating and those who had a longer stay in the acute-care hospital. Findings of the study suggest that in Israel there is a sub-population of acute stroke survivors who may be appropriate for rehabilitation at home and accept the option when they are offered it.
authors.affiliation: The Geriatric Unit, Maemek Medical Centre, The Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Zwi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Snir
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zohar
authors.forename: Bracha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Pnina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eyal
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dynia
authors.forename: Reuben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eldar
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation