Effect of Rehabilitation Treatments on Disability in Persons With Disorders of Consciousness: A Propensity Score Study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of rehabilitation (physical and cognitive) treatments on the diagnosis severity and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) scores, adjusted for a number of potential confounders measured at baseline, in a large cohort of patients with disorders of consciousness across time. DESIGN AND SETTING: An observational, longitudinal (2 evaluations), multicenter project was made in 90 Italian centers. PARTICIPANTS: Patients (N=364) with a diagnosis of disorders of consciousness. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary outcome was the severity of diagnosis, expressed on an ordinal scale (Other