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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

復健與加護病房內登革熱病人較低的死亡率相關－回溯性研究

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to examine the effect of rehabilitation on mortality in patients with dengue in intensive care units (ICUs). Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. In this study, 142 patients with dengue from ICUs were enrolled from August to December, 2015. They were divided into two groups: patients with or without rehabilitation. The relationship between rehabilitative therapy and the risk of dengue-related mortality was assessed using a multivariate Cox regression model after adjustment for related variables. Results: Of the 142 patients, 70 (49.3%) were men, and the mean age was 69.97 ± 15.93 years. The average length of stay in the hospital was 14.79 ± 16.14 days. The results of the Cox regression indicated that rehabilitated patients had a lower risk of dengue-related mortality [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) = 0.196; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.059-0.656]. Conclusion: Rehabilitation was found to be associated with lower risk of mortality in patients with dengue fever in the ICUs. More randomized control trials are required to consolidate the effect.

Language

English

First Page

105

Last Page

111

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