title: Pilot project on functional outcome in stroke.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot project was to compare the outcome of stroke survivors cared for on an Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) to those who received care on a routine medical-surgical unit. The sample included a total of 88 patients, 68 admitted to an acute stroke unit and 20 admitted to a medical-surgical unit. The Functional Index Measure was used to assess in-hospital functional gains in the two groups. There appeared to be a trend toward increased functional gains in the group of stroke patients cared for on the Acute Strike Unit as compared to the group of patients cared for on medical-surgical units. These findings provide a foundation for neuroscience nurses and other health care professionals to study functional gains after stroke.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, College of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hinkle
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forbes
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification*; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome