title: Effects of age, gender, and cognitive, functional and motor status on functional outcomes of stroke rehabilitation.
abstract: Our objective was to evaluate the relation between age, gender, initial functional, cognitive and motor condition, spasticity, diabetes mellitus, and functional outcome after rehabilitation of stroke patients. Eighty-eight patients who had suffered stroke were administered in this study. Participants were stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation in Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital. Functional condition (Functional Independence Measurement (FIM)), spasticity (Ashworth Scale), cognitive condition (Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE)), post-treatment FIM were measured. A significant positive association between MMSE at admission and the functional discharge measures was observed. A significant positive association Brunnstrom (upper lower extremity assessment) scores and the functional discharge measures was observed. A significant positive association between spasticity at admission and the functional discharge measures was observed. In conclusions, the admission functional, motor, cognition condition, age, spasticity were a significant predictors of total and motor FIM score at discharge, but not gender and diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Esenler, Istanbul. kadriyeones@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kadrye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oneş
authors.forename: Ebru Yilmaz
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Yalçinkaya
authors.forename: Banu Cetnkaya
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Toklu
authors.forename: Nil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cağlar
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation