Does the Length of Hospital Stay for Rehabilitation Affect Functional Outcomes in Stroke Patients

Baskent University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Based on the length of hospital stay

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04700982

94603339-604.01.02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the length of hospital stay for rehabilitation affects functional outcomes of stroke patients.

Full description

The medical records of patients who were admitted to a rehabilitation unit were analyzed retrospectively. The functional output, the level of spasticity, and the level of motor development at admission and discharge will be determined using the Functional Independence Measure instrument, the Modified Ashworth Scale, and the Brunnstrom test, respectively. Based on the length of hospital stay, patients will be divided into two groups: hospital stays ≤ 3 months (Group 1) and > 3 months (Group 2). Clinical features and functional output will be compared between the groups.

Enrollment: 97 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of stroke
• must be able to receive rehabilitation in an inpatient clinic between 2010 and 2013

Exclusion criteria

• previous history of stroke,
• other neurological diseases,
• amputation,
• severe arthritis
• undergoing hemodialysis

Trial design

97 participants in 1 patient group

Based on the length of hospital stay

Description:

Based on the length of hospital stay, patients were divided into two groups: hospital stays ≤ 3 months (Group 1) and \> 3 months (Group 2).

Treatment:

Other: Based on the length of hospital stay