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Availability of occupational therapy care in patients with acquired brain injury after discharge from a rehabilitation center
Novotná, Barbora ; Hoidekrová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Angerová, Yvona (referee)
Title: Availability of Occupational Therapy Care in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury after Discharge from a Rehabilitation Center Abstract: At present, there is no standardised outpatient care that would be seamlessly linked to complex inpatient care and ensure the availability of specialised neurorehabilitation in all necessary areas (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy and psychology). The main aim of the study was to evaluate the availability of occupational therapy care after discharge from a rehabilitation center after acquired brain injury at the Rehabilitation Institute Kladruby within the Cranioprogram and to create a current list of contracted health care providers for outpatient occupational therapy in the Czech Republic for adults. A questionnaire survey was used in the study, which was conducted on 50 respondents who participated in the Cranioprogram at the Rehabilitation Institute Kladruby. The mean age was 53, 4 (SD ± 15, 1) years and 14 women and 36 men participated. A list of contracted health service providers for ambulatory physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and psychology was requested from individual insurance companies. The data results show that 32 respondents attend at least 1 outpatient rehabilitation during the first month after the end of...
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