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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jun 1;26(16):2621–2629. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.3075

Table 3.

Impairment Characteristics and Subcategories: Prevalences and Frequencies of APRI and PT/OT if Needed

Total*
Detected During Hospitalization
Rehabilitation Needed
Received APRI if Needed
Therapy Needed
Received PT/OT if Needed
Impairment Characteristic No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

All patients 530 100 68 12.8 484 91.3 145 30.0 469 88.5 99 21.1

Impairment detected during hospitalization 68 12.8 68 100 68 100 64 94.1 67 98.5 61 91.0

Impairment associated with orthotic procedure 27 5.1 19 70.4 27 100 23 85.2 27 100.0 19 70.4

Lymphedema
 Arm 62 11.7 0 0 62 100.0 30 48.4 62 100.0 62 48.4
 Leg 29 5.5 2 6.9 29 100.0 6 20.7 16 55.2 3 10.3

Neurogenic weakness, focal PNS* 24 4.5 3 12.5 23 95.8 4 17.4 22 91.7 4 18.2

Sensory deficit, focal PNS* 20 3.8 1 5.0 19 95.0 4 21.1 19 95.0 1 5.3

Peripheral neuropathy
 Mild 24 4.5 0 0 2 8.3 1 50.0 2 8.3 1 50.0
 Moderate-severe 47 8.9 3 6.4 45 95.7 12 26.7 45 95.7 3 6.7

CNS deficit†
 Hemiparesis 8 1.5 4 50.0 8 100.0 4 50.0 8 100.0 3 37.5
 Myelopathy 13 2.5 6 46.2 13 100 8 61.5 13 100 4 30.8

Cranial nerve deficit 12 2.3 0 0 6 50.0 0 6 50.0 0

Ataxia 36 6.8 6 16.7 35 97.2 12 34.3 35 97.2 6 17.1

Generalized motor weakness (including steroid myopathy) 62 11.7 17 27.4 61 98.4 26 42.6 61 98.4 16 26.2

Exertional intolerance
 Deconditioning 54 10.2 5 9.3 54 100.0 9 16.7 54 100.0 5 9.3
 Cardiopulmonary 48 9.1 3 6.3 48 100.0 5 10.4 48 100.0 3 6.3
 Joint contracture
 Hip 10 1.9 8 80.0 10 100 8 88.9 9 90.0 8 88.9
 Shoulder 32 6.0 3 9.4 32 100.0 4 12.5 32 100.0 4 12.5
 Spine 13 2.5 6 46.2 12 92.3 9 75.0 12 92.3 7 58.3

Myofascial dysfunction 18 3.4 0 0 15 83.3 0 0 15 83.3 0 0

Abbreviations: APRI, any physical rehabilitation intervention; PT/OT, physical therapy/occupational therapy; PNS, peripheral nervous system.

*

Specific impairment types do not add to 530. A category “Other,” comprising impairments with frequencies ≤ 5, is not included in the table.