Determinants of rehabilitation outcome in geriatric patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities after stroke: a Dutch multi-centre cohort study

Objective: to identify important demographic, clinical and functional determinants of successful discharge of geriatric patients from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), particularly the role of multi-morbidity. Design: prospective cohort study with data collection at baseline and at discharge. Setting: fifteen SNFs in the Netherlands. Participants: of 378 eligible patients, 186 were included. Methods: multi-disciplinary teams recorded demographic and disease characteristics, as well as functional status, cognitive functioning and multi-morbidity on admission. The study outcomes were discharge... Mehr ...