validity and reliability of data collection tools

Depending on the type of care provided, post-acute rehabilitation is set up at three different levels of care: the intensive rehabilitation (three or more hours a day of therapy), the high-specialty intensive rehabilitation (e.g., spinal unit), and the extensive rehabilitation (at least one hour but less than three hours a day of therapy). In Italy, post-acute rehabilitation refers to the care provided after a disabling event has occurred.

Indeed, psychiatric disorders necessitate of specific and distinctive rehabilitation interventions. For instance, patients undergoing orthopedic surgery may need rehabilitation care that can be different from patients needing pulmonary rehabilitation. Clinical factors, complications and comorbidities, and physical and cognitive functioning should influence the selection of the appropriate care path for rehabilitation.

It should be pointed out, however, that there is substantial heterogeneity in rehabilitation interventions according to diagnoses and types of patients. The changed healthcare needs of the population and the growing costs related to rehabilitation services utilization have stimulated a growing interest in research aimed at the investigation of effectiveness of post-acute care – and appropriateness – of these services. In recent years, developed countries have faced a growing demand for rehabilitation services, attributable to the ageing population and the increasing prevalence of disability due to technical advances in acute healthcare. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.įunding: This work was supported by the following Research Grants: Programs of Scientific Research of Relevant National Interest by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR/PRIN2008-H8YFRE). Received: JAccepted: OctoPublished: November 21, 2012Ĭopyright: © 2012 Bianco et al. Indiana University and Moi University, United States of America

(2012) Validity and Reliability of a Tool for Determining Appropriateness of Days of Stay: An Observational Study in the Orthopedic Intensive Rehabilitation Facilities in Italy. Citation: Bianco A, Flotta D, Lotito F, Nobile CGA, Pileggi C, Pavia M, et al.

Validity and reliability of data collection tools