Disability test 10 days after acute stroke to predict early discharge home in patients 65 years and older

Disability test 10 days after acute stroke to predict early discharge home in patients 65 years and older

Objective: To identify prognostic instruments for the planning of care after acute stroke. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Stroke unit and geriatric rehabilitation unit. Subjects: One hundred and fifteen consecutive acute stroke patients ≥65 years old. Main outcome measures: Univariate and multi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical rehabilitation 2001-10, Vol.15 (5), p.528-534
Hauptverfasser: Sommerfeld, Disa K, von Arbin, Magnus H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Disability
Disability Evaluation
Early discharge
Elderly people
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Medical sciences
Multivariate Analysis
Neurology
Patient Discharge
Predictors
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Rehabilitation units
Residence Characteristics
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - mortality
Strokes
Survival Rate
Testing
Time Factors
Urinary Incontinence - etiology
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To identify prognostic instruments for the planning of care after acute stroke. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Stroke unit and geriatric rehabilitation unit. Subjects: One hundred and fifteen consecutive acute stroke patients ≥65 years old. Main outcome measures: Univariate and multivariate survival analyses. Length of hospital stay and residential form up to three months after onset. Results: The average length of stay was significantly shorter if age
ISSN:0269-2155
1477-0873
DOI:10.1191/026921501680425243