Effect of a Safe Patient Handling Program on Rehabilitation Outcomes

• Published in: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Vol. 94; no. 1; pp. 17 - 22
• Main Authors: Campo, Marc, PT, PhD, Shiyko, Mariya P., PhD, Margulis, Heather, PT, MS, Darragh, Amy R., OTR/L, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2013
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Chi-Square Distribution; Decision Making; Female; Hospital Units; Humans; Male; Moving and lifting patients; Moving and Lifting Patients - methods; Occupational therapy; Patient Safety; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Physical therapy techniques; Recovery of Function; Regression Analysis; Rehabilitation; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; safe patient handling; body mass index; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy techniques; SPH; Rehabilitation; Moving and lifting patients; BMI

Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of a safe patient handling (SPH) program on rehabilitation mobility outcomes. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting A rehabilitation unit in a hospital system. Participants Consecutive patients (N=1291) over a 1-year period without an SPH program in pla...