Anemia and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Convalescent Rehabilitation

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OBJECTIVE: Assessment of the association between anemia and recovery of physical disability in patients with functional impairment.

DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study.

SETTING: A convalescent rehabilitation ward.

PARTICIPANTS: The subjects were patients undergoing convalescent rehabilitation due to neurologic disease, musculoskeletal disorders, or hospital-associated deconditioning. Patients were classified into 3 groups (no anemia; mild anemia [men: hemoglobin of 11.0-12.9 g/dL; women: hemoglobin of 11.0-11.9 g/dL]; and moderate/severe anemia [hemoglobin < 11.0 g/dL]) based on hemoglobin levels.

INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The study outcomes were functional independence measures for motor function (FIM-M) score at discharge, changes in the FIM-M score between hospital admission and discharge, length of stay, and FIM-M efficiency score (change in FIM-M score divided by length of stay). A linear regression model was constructed to explore the association of anemia with the FIM-M efficiency score. As a subgroup analysis, we constructed a linear regression model to explore the association of anemia with the FIM-M efficiency score in patients with or without stroke.

RESULTS: Of 376 consecutive patients with a mean age of 80 years, 258 (69%) had mild or moderate/severe anemia. There were no significant differences between the 3 groups in the FIM-M score at discharge, changes in the FIM-M score, length of stay, and FIM-M efficiency score. A multiple linear regression model showed that the FIM-M efficiency score was not associated with anemia (mild anemia group: β=-0.02, P=.8; moderate/severe anemia group: β=-0.005, P=.9). In the subgroup analysis of patients with or without stroke, the multiple regression model also showed no significant association between anemia and FIM-M efficiency score in each group.

CONCLUSIONS: Anemia on admission was common among patients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward but was not associated with improvement of FIM-M after rehabilitation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

Enthalten in:

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation - 105(2024), 3 vom: 17. März, Seite 539-545

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arai, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Nozoe, Masafumi [VerfasserIn]
Kamiya, Kuniyasu [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Satoru [VerfasserIn]
Morimoto, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activities of daily living
Anemia
Convalescent rehabilitation
Functional independence measure for motor function
Hemoglobins
Journal Article
Length of stay

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.apmr.2023.10.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364727829