title: Functional independence measure scores of patients with hemiplegia followed up at home and in university hospitals.
abstract: [Purpose] Our purpose was to create awareness among of social rehabilitation at the university and in local governments, to identify gaps in social rehabilitation, and to increase the effectiveness of social rehabilitation. [Subjects and Methods] This study included stroke patients undergoing physical rehabilitation from the stroke outpatient clinic (43 patients) and the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Home Care Service (101 patients); face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect patient information regarding nutritional status. In addition, baseline functional independence measure (FIM) scores at baseline and during three months of follow-up were also compared. [Results] The average FIM motor scores at three months did not differ significantly between the home and hospital treatment groups. However, there were significant differences in baseline FIM motor and cognitive scores and three-month follow-up scores as well as average FIM total baseline scores between groups. In addition, month-to-month analysis of changes in FIM values between the two groups also revealed significant differences. [Conclusion] The results of our study were concordant with those of previous studies of stroke patients receiving rehabilitation, in demonstrating improved patient functional and cognitive capacity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Teoman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cınarcik State Hospital: Yalova, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taspinar
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kepekci
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erten
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehtap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunel
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gok
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Health Department, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarac
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Serdar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mutluer
keywords: Functional Independence Measure (FIM); Hemiplegia; Rehabilitation