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[Agency] AHRQ [Project Title] COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE LEVELS OF STROKE [Institution] UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA [Amount] $0 [Summary] Propose to compare 2 different levels of inpatient rehabilitation (acute rehabilitation services received while patients are still hospitalized for stroke). The first level is consultation where patients are seen by rehabilitation professionals while remaining on non-rehabilitation bed services within the hospital. The second level is higher intensity specialized. multidiciplinary rehabilitation services which occur when patients are admitted onto a specialized rehabilitation bed unit within the hospital. Primary outcomes will include functional recovery and home discharge from the acute hospital stay. One-year survival, long-term care placement, rehospitalization, and total health care costs will be secondary outcomes. The study is a retrospective observational comparative effectiveness study using data merged from 14 large administrative databases compiled from 153 VA Medical Centers. [Completion/ Closing Date] 08/02/2010 [Link] link [Category] 
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