Prediction of Discharge Destination from Initial Physical Therapy Assessment using the Physical Assessment Key (PAK)

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if a patient’s discharge destination could be predicted by information available upon the physical therapy initial evaluation using the Physical Assessment Key (PAK). There were 141 subjects (58 male, 83 female) included in this study and their ages ranged from 19 to 89 years (mean age=57.1 years). Each subject was given a PAK score on the day of the initial physical therapy evaluation and on the day of discharge from the hospital. The PAK evaluates a patient in the areas of transfer activities, self-care activities, locomotion and excretion management. A patient was discharged to one of four discharge destinations: home independent, home with physical therapy, skilled nursing facility, or rehabilitation. A significant difference was found in the initial PAK score means of those discharged to rehabilitation and those discharged to the other three discharge destinations. The initial PAK score was the most significant predictor of a patient’s discharge destination.</p> <p>Key Words: Prediction, Discharge, Destination, Physical, Assessment</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physical Therapy

Year

1998

Authors dc:creator

• Chung, Wendy L.
• Vieten, Kimberly A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• W. William Hughes
• Lily Choi-Young
• Joseph Godges
• Grenith J. Zimmerman

• Physical Therapy
• Patient Discharge; Physical Therapy.

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/799

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1950