Admission function portends discharge function and length of stay after stroke.
This retrospective study of 51 patients with stroke examined the relationship between functional independence and length of stay in a hospital-based acute rehabilitation unit. Functional independence increased significantly over the course of rehabilitation. The patients' functional independence at discharge and length of stay both correlated significantly with admission function. Self-care, mobility, and locomotion items and categories provided the best prediction of length of stay. Such variables, therefore, may prove most useful in program planning.
From the School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, U.S.A.; The Department of Rehabilitation, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
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The Department of Rehabilitation, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
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