Journal article
Retrospective study of the effects of inpatient rehabilitation on improving and maintaining functional independence in people with friedreich ataxia
SC Milne, EJ Campagna, LA Corben, MB Delatycki, K Teo, AJ Churchyard, TP Haines
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Published : 2012
Abstract
Milne SC, Campagna EJ, Corben LA, Delatycki MB, Teo K, Churchyard AJ, Haines TP. Retrospective study of the effects of inpatient rehabilitation on improving and maintaining functional independence in people with Friedreich ataxia. Objectives: To determine the effects of inpatient intervention for people with Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), and to identify whether improvements gained were sustained postdischarge. Design: This retrospective observational cohort study comprised people with FRDA admitted to inpatient rehabilitation. Setting: All participants in the study were referred by a specialist multidisciplinary FRDA clinic to inpatient rehabilitation. Participants: From 2003 until 2010, people ..
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Awarded by Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the Friedreich Ataxia Research Association (Australasia) and the Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance (United States). Three of the authors are supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), one as a Practitioner Fellow (grant no. 546452), one as an Early Career Fellow (grant no. 1037002), and one by a Career Development Fellowship (grant no. 606732).We thank the Acute Rehabilitation Unit, Kingston Centre, Southern Health, and, in particular, the FRDA rehabilitation team for their support, their expertise in this area, and their permission for allowing their work to be reviewed.