Predictors of handicap situations following post- XXXX rehabilitation.

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PURPOSE: Many @entity64 survivors have to cope with @entity717 that may result in the occurrence of handicap situations. The purpose of the study was to explore bio-psycho-social predictors of handicap situations six months after discharge from an intensive rehabilitation programme. METHODS: At discharge from a rehabilitation programme, @entity1 were evaluated with instruments measuring motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual, affective and psychosocial @entity717 that may play a role in the development of handicap. Some other demographic and clinical variables, and those related to rehabilitation, were also collected. Six months later, they were re-assessed in their own environment in order to document their handicap level with the Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H). RESULTS: One hundred and thirty-two @entity64 @entity1 participated in the discharge evaluation and 102 of them also participated in the handicap measurement. Relationships between handicap level and @entity717 were all statistically significant. Multiple regression analyses indicated that affect, @entity1746 , length of stay in rehabilitation, balance, age and comorbidity at the end of an intensive rehabilitation programme are the best predictors of handicap situations six months later (adjusted R(2): 68.1%). CONCLUSIONS: In spite of its exploratory nature, this study revealed that, among a substantial number of personal characteristics, some were more related to a handicap measure and have greater predictive value. Other studies should be carried out to validate these findings and to consider more environmental factors in order to better understand factors related to the development of handicap situations.
