Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy in Acute Care: Association of Timing and Frequency With 30-Day Readmission After Ischemic Stroke
Early physical therapist treatment and frequent occupational therapy sessions were associated with reduced 30-day readmission risk for patients discharged home. Optimizing acute care rehabilitation service delivery is essential to improving postdischarge outcomes.
Authors
- Jessica Edelstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-7365)
- Darcie M. Luby
- Anne Deutsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2290-7757)
- Amanda Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9186-5301)
- J Rosenthal
- James E Graham
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (US)
- RTI International (US)
- Northwestern University (PH)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzag007
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00