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Connecting the continuum of post-acute care stroke services may be important for
easing patients' transition between settings and facilitating recovery and
community reintegration.
The use of outcome measures is suggested as one means of
connecting the continuum. The purpose of this qualitative case study is to
describe administrators' and physiotherapists' perceived value of an outcomes
program across the post-acute care stroke continuum at a rehabilitation hospital.
Data were collected through individual interviews and focus groups with 18
participants. Three themes emerged on the value of the outcomes program: 1)
enhanced communication; 2) supports clinical decision-making; and 3) value of
objective data. These findings lend support for the use of standardized outcome
measures by physiotherapists in stroke rehabilitation.
Findings from this study
may be useful for organizations and physiotherapists who wish to integrate
outcome measures into practice.

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