Xiong Canjuan, Li Xuhong
Department of Medical Insurance,Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2012 Jun;37(6):629-32. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2012.06.015.
To investigate effect of home-based rehabilitation on performance in a functional independence measure (FIM) in patients with heroin-associated encephalopathy (HE).
A total of 56 patients with HE were divided into a family rehabilitation management group (treatment group, n=30) and a control group (n=26). The patients in the home-based rehabilitation management group were put on a rehabilitation program and then followed-up; those in the control group were only followed-up. Both groups were evaluated with FIM at discharge and 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge.
FIM in the treatment group was remarkably better than that in the control group at 3, 6, 12 months after discharge (79.5±16.3 vs 62.3± 14.6, 88.2±20.0 vs 65.5±13.4, 99.6±21.2 vs 68.7±15.8; all P< 0.05). In the rehabilitation group, FIM of the patients receiving 3, 6, and 12 months of rehabilitation therapy was significantly higher than that at the time of discharge (P<0.01).
Home-based rehabilitation management has significant effect on the FIM in patients with HE.
