Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the prognosis of independent walking and the actual rate of independent walking among patients transferred from a general hospital to a psychiatric hospital due to difficulties with their rehabilitation. We also investigated the effectiveness of placement of physical therapists in psychiatric hospitals. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 87 patients who received post-operative rehabilitation for femoral neck fracture at Hirakawa Hospital in a period covering seven years and three months. Walking ability was investigated using multiple regression analysis with basic information such as patients’ ages and diagnoses. The walking ability predicted on the basis of the multiple regression analysis in combination with that based on the initial FIM was also investigated. [Results] Among patients who could walk before fracture, 45.5% were able to walk again. When the predictions of multiple regression and FIM were in agreement, the correct prediction rate was 87.5%. [Conclusion] Since the percentage of correct predictions was relatively high, we consider this method to be useful.
