
Physical Therapy & Rehab
No significant effect of home-based rehab added to standard care post-hip fracture
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by one or more authors of the
original publication.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2015 Apr 1;16(4):350.e1-7
81 patients undergoing rehabilitation for a hip fracture were randomized to receive either standard care with a multicomponent home-based rehabilitation program (ProMo) or a control group receiving solely standard care. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare physical disability in patients receiving a home-based rehabilitation program in addition to standard care in discharged patients with hip fractures, and patients in a solely standard care program of written home exercises. The findings indicated no significant differences between groups for any of the measured outcomes.
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