Utilization of Rehabilitation Services After Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Diagnosis: A Retrospective Cohort Assessment in the United States
Rehabilitation utilization was infrequent overall, occurring nearly 2 years after the initial IIM ICD code. This may indicate barriers to appropriate integration of rehabilitation services for patients with IIM.
Authors
- Louise M. Thoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3077-0423)
- Galen Foulke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-5200)
- Katherine Jicha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6352-6574)
- Brian K. Kanapkey
- Carolina Álvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1409-0898)
- Astia Allenzara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-009X)
- John Regan
- Amanda E. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9344-7877)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
- ENT and Allergy (US)
- Applied Physical Sciences (United States) (US)
- Regional Medical Center (US)
- University of North Carolina System (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0097
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases