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A Cross-Sectional Investigation of Status Post–Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Patients

RehabCare Group, Inc.

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	Abstract

The objective of this cross-sectional investigation is to describe a cohort of 275 status post joint replacement patients who received home health services from an orthopedic home health agency in St. Louis, Missouri. This study also aims to determine if these patients achieved statistically significant improvements in their functional mobility skills, pain, and emotional status. Demographic data were collected together with functional mobility elements from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set pertinent to the rehabilitation of status post joint replacement patients on admission and discharge from home care. Because of the limited nature of participant selection and convenience sampling, no correlations or trends were established among the data collected. However, this cross-sectional analysis validated the incidence of a patient subpopulation that is admitted directly to home care after undergoing joint replacement surgery and demonstrated that these patients achieved significant positive outcomes in functional measures.

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