Article ID: 10901
Purpose: Factors related to the final outcome in patients with acute stroke were investigated using the medical information of stroke patients who were transferred to a convalescent hospital in the first week after onset. Methods: A total of 126 patients were admitted to our hospital because of acute stroke and were transferred using a collaborative path. They were stratified according to their discharge; 90 patients were classified in the home discharge group and 36 patients in the no homes group. The evaluated items were basic information, physical function before and at admission, neurological severity, neurological findings in the first week after onset, and activities of daily living. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed with the final outcome as the dependent variable. Results: The factors found to affect the final outcome after discharge from the convalescent hospital home were age, NIHSS score, and Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS) score; these were extracted, and their discriminative predictive value was found to be 83.4%. The cutoff values for these factors were 78 years of age, and an NIHSS score of 5 and an SIAS score of 55 at the first week of onset. Conclusion: Age, NIHSS score, and SIAS at the first week of onset were associated with the final outcome after discharge from a convalescent hospital.
