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dc.contributor.authorAkpan, Olufolakemi
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T11:55:56Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T11:55:56Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-25
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/82844
dc.description.abstractThe Canadian best practice guidelines recommend stroke patients receive a minimum three hours of therapy per day in inpatient rehabilitation. However, few patients receive this because cost is considered a barrier. The purpose of the study was to develop a linear programming model to assess the tradeoff of cost and guideline achievement. The objective function was to minimize the cost of inpatient rehabilitation. Decision variables included the cost of therapy and length of stay. Constraints included hours of therapy and the relationship between the amount of therapy and length of stay. The optimal solution showed minimal cost when patients received 3 hours of therapy per day. This results in a 24.3-day length of stay, costing $18,253.55 per patient. The Canadian average length of stay in rehabilitation and therapy cost an additional $1,470.13, compared with the optimal solution from the model. This demonstrates that more therapy may result in cost savings.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectstroke rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectoperations researchen_US
dc.titleApplying Operations Research to the Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Systemen_US
dc.date.defence2023-07-28
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy (Rehabilitation Research)en_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Heather Neyedlien_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Scott Kehleren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Peter VanBerkelen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Diane MacKenzieen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Noreen Kamalen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Shaun Boeen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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