Changes in Functional Outcomes After an Inpatient Rehabilitation Program for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients

Introduction: Outpatient exercise training has been shown to be beneficial for solid organ transplant recipients. Little is known about the effects of inpatient rehabilitation programs for recipients with a more complicated postoperative course. Research Question: This study was designed to (1) describe the changes in functional outcomes after an inpatient rehabilitation program, and (2) determine whether the changes in lower body strength and quadriceps strength are associated with changes in functional exercise capacity. Design: This was a single-arm prospective longitudinal study. The recipients participated in an inpatient rehabilitation program twice a day, 7 days a week for 3 to 4 weeks. Outcome Measures Included: 2-Minute Walking Test, Timed Up and Go, Berg Balance Scale, 30-Second Sit to Stand, biceps and quadriceps strength, Functional Independence Measure, SF-36, and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Results: Twenty-eight patients (54% female, mean age = 55 [11]) completed the study. Participants were mostly liver (42%) and lung recipients (35%). There were statistically significant improvements in all outcomes after the intervention. There was no relationship between changes in functional exercise capacity and quadriceps strength or lower body strength. Conclusion: An inpatient rehabilitation program may improve several functional outcomes and health-related quality of life in transplant recipients with a complicated postoperative course.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) - 33(2023), 3 vom: 25. Sept., Seite 201-207

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

de Paiva Azevedo, Matheus [VerfasserIn]
Angelica de Miranda Silva Nogueira, Patrícia [VerfasserIn]
D'Souza, Lorna [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Betty [VerfasserIn]
Uy, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Patcai, John [VerfasserIn]
Mathur, Sunita [VerfasserIn]
Janaudis-Ferreira, Tania [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical outcomes
Correlational
Exercise outcomes
Inpatient rehabilitation
Journal Article
Quality of life
Quantitative methods
Research
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Solid organ transplantation

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Date Completed 28.08.2023

Date Revised 11.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/15269248231189861

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359920306