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dc.contributor.authorLakhani, Ali
dc.contributor.authorGan, Leslie
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-27T04:01:00Z
dc.date.available2020-08-27T04:01:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1878-1241
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijotn.2020.100792
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/396821
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between a set of comprehensive factors across international literature and rehabilitation length of stay. METHOD: A chart audit of 197 Australian hospital rehabilitation unit orthopaedic inpatients (2016-2018) was conducted. Items significantly associated with length of stay throughout univariate regressions were entered into a subsequent hierarchical multiple regression analysis, where variables were regressed against length of stay in two steps. Items which were relevant prior to admission to the rehabilitation unit, or immediately upon admission, were regressed against length of stay during the first step, while variables which emerged during admission were entered during the second step. RESULTS: Having pressure injuries during rehabilitation (p < .001), limited compliance in rehabilitation programs (p = .007), mental health concerns on admission to rehabilitation (p = .007), being obese (p < .001), and having significant pain impacting function (p = .03) were all independently significantly associated with an increased length of stay. Higher Functional Independence Measure motor (p < .001) subscale scores on admission to rehabilitation were associated with decreased length of stay. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that pressure injuries during rehabilitation (p = .002), being obese (p = .04), having mental health concerns on admission to rehabilitation (p = .03), and Functional Independence Measure subscale scores on admission (p = .04) were significantly associated with length of stay. CONCLUSION: It is imperative that clinical programs and interventions promoting mental health outcomes, and addressing the distinct needs of obese inpatients, are delivered in the rehabilitation context.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom100792
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.keywordsLength of stay
dc.subject.keywordsMental health
dc.subject.keywordsObesity
dc.subject.keywordsOrthopaedic rehabilitation
dc.subject.keywordsPain
dc.titlePressure injuries, obesity and mental health concerns on admission to rehabilitation are associated with increased orthopaedic rehabilitation length of stay
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLakhani, A; Gan, L, Pressure injuries, obesity and mental health concerns on admission to rehabilitation are associated with increased orthopaedic rehabilitation length of stay, International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 2020, pp. 100792
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-06-04
dc.date.updated2020-08-27T03:37:32Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGan, Leslie
gro.griffith.authorLakhani, Ali M.


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