Of 22 quality indicators tested in three Spanish hospitals, 13 worked and 9 could not be reliably measured. Where measurable, compliance was often very low — for example, fewer than 10% of stroke patients had their rehabilitation need assessed within 48 hours at two of three sites.
Of 22 quality indicators, 17 were feasible in at least two hospitals and 13 in all three; 9 indicators could not be measured reliably in any site.
Inter-rater reliability was acceptable for most indicators (median PABAK 0.95, IQR 0.91–1), but one criterion ('at least one therapeutic objective') had a PABAK of 0.0 due to disagreement over what counted as a complete objective.
Compliance was below 5% for four indicators in Hospital 1, four in Hospital 2, and five in Hospital 3; the highest compliance was 86.05% (±10.36%) for setting objectives from the first visit at Hospital 2.
Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Sixty-four participants were randomized across two intervention arms and assessed at twelve weeks for the primary outcome…
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