Factors Relating the Returning Home of Stroke Patients Six Months after Discharge

Abstract

The Focus was on stroke patients who returned home and their communities. 94 hemiplegia cases in rehabilitation units of acute care general hospitals were studied to identify factors affecting a return home six months after discharge. Logistic Regression Analysis was used. The main results were as follows:
1. Those, who satisfied with following four factors, had remarkable possibility of stroke patients to return home six months after discharge; firstly, aged 69 years or younger; secondarily, had 3 or more family members; thirdly, had higher Barthel scores; and fourthly, had a shorter length of hospitalization.
2. Those, who had higher Barthel scores, had a possibility to return home, even if they live alone and were not satisfied with all four factors.
3. In addition, there was also the possibility for some to return home when aged 69 years or younger and had a shorter length of hospitalization as factors affecting ADL, even though they had lower discharge Barthel scores.