Cancer Rehabilitation Providers and Oncology Patient Expectations for Functional Outcomes after Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Ekta GuptaAmy H NgJack B FuRajesh R YadavAn Ngo-HuangSwati BansalMinjeong ParkEduardo BrueraPublished in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2020)
Oncology patients and cancer rehabilitation providers significantly overestimate functional goals for acute inpatient rehabilitation. This overestimation was clinically significant for oncology patients and statistically but not clinically significant for cancer rehabilitation providers. Increased communication may allow for a more realistic expectation of functional status upon discharge.