Adam Simning|Thomas V. Caprio|Christopher L. Seplaki|Helena Temkin?Greener|Sarah L. Szanton|Yeates Conwell
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Functioning Following Nursing Home or Inpatient Rehabilitation
University of Rochester Medical Center|University of Rochester Medical Center|Institute on Aging|Johns Hopkins University|University of Rochester Medical Center|Institute on Aging
study examines factors associated patientreported outcomes functioning among medicare beneficiaries reported receiving rehabilitation services nursing home inpatient ie hospital rehabilitation facility setting prior yeardata 2015 2016 rounds national health aging trends study nhats longitudinal study nationally representative sample medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years oldera total 479 participants 2016 sample reported receiving rehabilitation services nursing home inpatient setting past yearbivariate logistic regression analyses examined association demographic socioeconomic status health variables 2015 interview rehabilitation characteristics 2016 interview patientreported improvement functioning ability activities receiving rehabilitation services past yearamong medicare beneficiaries received rehabilitation services nursing home inpatient settings 334 weighted percent reported improvement functioning receiving rehabilitation regression analysis accounted demographics high school education less compared college degree instrumental activities daily living impairments certain primary conditions rehabilitation less 1month total duration rehabilitation services outpatient rehabilitation services greater odds reporting improvementour weighted sample represents approximately 23 million medicare beneficiaries received rehabilitation services nursing home inpatient settings sample 1 3 reported improvement functioning differences patientreported outcomes across socioeconomic status health status rehabilitation characteristics domains consideration characteristics across domains may clinically pertinent investigation differences present whether services optimized improve patientreported outcomes warranted