We read the article by Cogan et al with great interest and appreciate the authors’
efforts to investigate the association between therapy time and cognitive recovery
of stroke patients in inpatient post-acute care facilities.
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The study showed that higher-intensity occupational therapy services were associated
with better cognitive outcomes at discharge. However, no association was found between
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Published online: February 25, 2021
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This research did not receive any funding from agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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- Response to Hori et al, “Association of Speech Therapy Time and Cognitive Recovery in Stroke Patients: A Comparison of Studies”Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationVol. 22Issue 6
- PreviewWe thank our colleagues for their interest in our work. Our respective studies point to different results on the association between therapy time and cognitive outcomes in post-acute care patients with stroke. Specifically, Hori and colleagues identified 7 differences; we respond to each point below.
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