title: Development of early comprehensive stroke inpatient rehabilitation in Poland - current status and future requirements.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Every stroke patient should undergo early rehabilitation. We aimed to evaluate accessibility, development and needs in early stroke inpatient rehabilitation in Poland.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire evaluating rehabilitation departments was prepared and sent (in 2004 and 2008) to rehabilitation wards in Poland, where stroke patients are treated and undergo early rehabilitation. We divided departments into classes: class A - having comprehensive rehabilitation (physiotherapy minimum 60 minutes/day, speech therapy minimum 30 minutes/5 days/week, rehabilitation of other cognitive impairments minimum 30 minutes/5 days/week, group physiotherapy); B - having the possibility of all types of therapy, but done less frequently; C - physiotherapy and speech therapy; D - physiotherapy and cognitive rehabilitation; E - only physiotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2004, we obtained responses from 115 of 172 (66.9%) rehabilitation departments. According to prespecified criteria there were 11 class A, 31 class B, 28 class C, 4 class D, and 41 class E wards. In 2008, we received response from 89 of 149 (59.7%) rehabilitation departments. According to prespecified criteria there were 17 class A, 40 class B, 22 class C, 0 class D, and 10 class E wards. In 2004, 159 beds and in 2008, 294 beds in class A departments were available for stroke patients. The minimal number of needed but lacking beds was 604 in 2004 and 469 in 2008.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Development of departments providing early comprehensive stroke rehabilitation from 2004 to 2008 is marked, but still insufficient. In 2008, 19% of rehabilitation departments could provide comprehensive stroke rehabilitation and this was 38.5% of beds actually needed.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Neurologii, Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii, ul. Sobieskiego 9, Warszawa. idlugosz@ipin.edu.pl
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sarzyńska-Długosz
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krawczyk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Członkowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000639:trends*; D011044:Poland; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation