Assessing Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Using the Patient???s View of Outcome

Authors :: Nicolette L Heins
Vivian T. Colland
Lous H. M. Rijssenbeek-Nouwens
Henk F. van Stel
Walter Everaerd
Source :: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. 22:201-210
Publication Year :: 2002
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2002.
Abstract: patient'spatient'sviewof outcome inpulmonary rehabilitation 14557.11 Abstract Purpose:Purpose:Assessmentofthepatient'sviewofoutcomeshouldcomplementstandardizedevaluationnmethods,especiall yi nmultiinterventio nrehabilitationprogrammes.Assessmentoffindividualizedoutcomeshasnotbeenusedpreviouslyinpulmonaryrehabilitationstudies..Thereforew edevelopedamethodforassessingth epatient'sviewofoutcome.Methods:Methods:Patientsandtheirtherapistsscoredthesubjectiveattainmentlevelofindividualizeddtreatmentgoalsonasixpointresponsescale.Meanattainmentscores,sensitivityyt ochange,reliabilityandvaliditywerecomputed.Results:Results:79patients(20wit hasthmaand59withchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease)whooparticipatedi na ninpatien tpulmonaryrehabilitationprogramhad54 0treatmen tgoals(rangee21 2goalsperpatient).Thepatientshadasignificantlyhighermedianattainmentscoreetha nth emaintherapists(5versus4 ,n = 286 ,p

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