Rehabilitation Practices Table 2 Rehabilitation Length of Stay (by Country and Sample Period)

Study
Jurisdiction
Population
N, Trauma &/or Nontrauma

Sample Period

Length of Rehabilitation Stay
(Days)
(Mean unless otherwise stated)

National SCI Statistical Centre 2009
USA
(multi-centres)
26,852, Trauma

1973-1979
1980-1984
1985-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009

98
86
73
58
44
42
38
(Median)

DeVivo 2007
USA
(multi-centres)
24,332, Trauma

1973-1981
1982-1986
1987-1991
1992-1996
1997-2001
2002-2006

108
89
80
59
50
45

Tooth et al. 2003
Australia
(single centre)
167, Trauma

1993-1998

83.0 (Median)

Ronen et al. 2004
Israel
(single centre)
1367, Trauma & Nontrauma

1962-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
1996-2002

265±1831    107±852
210±1371    124±902
210±1161    115±2222
231±1081     91±812
102±591    106±512
1Trauma vs 2Nontrauma

Scivoletto et al. 2005
Italy
(single centre)
150, Trauma & Nontrauma

1997-2001

112.4±69.3

Scivoletto et al. 2003
Italy
(single centre)
150, Trauma & Nontrauma

1997-2001

98.7±68.13

Pagliacci et al. 2003
Italy
(multi-centre)
684, Trauma

1997-1999

135.5

Sumida et al. 2001
Japan
(multi-centre)
123, Trauma

1994-1997

185.6±130.4  (N=60)1
267.8±171.6  (N=63)2
1Early vs 2delayed admission

Eastwood et al. 1999
USA
(multi-centre)
3,904, Trauma

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

74.0±41.1
77.3±42.0
80.9±46.9
70.1±44.0
57.6±35.5
60.1±37.1
54.3±34.9
60.8±38.7

Morrison 1999
USA
(single centre)
127, Trauma

1991
1995

95.8 (N=66)
54.2 (N=61)

Yarkony et al. 1990
USA
(single centre)
1382, Trauma

1972-1986

68.1 (1986 data only)

Heinemann et al. 1989
USA
(single centre)
338, unknown

1981-1985

84.9 (N=185)1
87.7 (N=153)2
1Specialist vs 2more general care

Yarkony et al. 1987
USA
(single centre)
711, Trauma

1973-1980

84.9 (N=185)1
87.7 (N=153)2
1Specialist vs 2more general care