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Table 7 Proportion of patients who reached independence in the Barthel Index category

From: The way in which a physiotherapy service is structured can improve patient outcome from a surgical intensive care: a controlled clinical trial

 

Usual care

n= 44

Protocol care

n= 46

P

Feeding

61%

67%

0.28

Bathing

80%

85%

0.25

Grooming

91%

89%

0.78

Dressing

32%

35%

0.53

Bowels

39%

48%

0.21

Bladder

57%

70%

0.21

Toilet

59%

63%

0.65

Transfers

68%

83%

0.07a

Mobility

50%

67%

0.09 a

Stairs

3%

9%

0.18

  1. aTendency toward significance.
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