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Home health physical therapy improved physical function post-hospitalization. Enhanced usual care (EUC) and progressive multi-component (PMC) interventions showed greater gains than true usual care (TUC), though study design limitations exist.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Trials

Background:

  • The optimal approach for improving physical function after acute hospitalization remains unclear.
  • A previous trial comparing progressive multi-component (PMC) intervention to enhanced usual care (EUC) found no significant differences.
  • The EUC group's care differed from real-world practice, necessitating a comparison with true usual care (TUC).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of true usual care (TUC) against enhanced usual care (EUC) and PMC interventions for physical function recovery post-hospitalization.
  • To investigate the impact of standardized, higher-frequency physical therapy on functional outcomes in older adults.

Main Methods:

  • A non-randomized true usual care (TUC) group was concurrently enrolled alongside a parent trial's randomized EUC and PMC groups.
  • Participants received strength, activities of daily living, and gait training, with TUC care determined by the home health agency.
  • The primary outcome measure at 60 days was the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).

Main Results:

  • Both EUC and PMC groups demonstrated significantly greater improvements in SPPB scores compared to the TUC group.
  • EUC showed a +1.04 point improvement (CI: 0.18-1.90) and PMC showed a +1.12 point improvement (CI: 0.23-2.00) versus TUC.

Conclusions:

  • While EUC and PMC interventions led to greater functional recovery than TUC, the observed differences may be influenced by confounding factors due to the non-randomized TUC group.
  • The study highlights the critical importance of control group design and interpretation in clinical trials.
  • Further research is warranted to explore if increased visits and standardized care improve function in older adults receiving home health physical therapy.