Abstract
Aims : Focusing on changes in the Barthel index (BI), we studied the improvement in activities of daily living (ADL) among patients hospitalized more than 5 months after onset of apoplexy.
Methods : Subjects were 20 patients hospitalized from June 2000 to June 2001. We measured changes in BI for 3 months after hospitalization.
Results : The rise in BI among those hospitalized within 5 months after development of symptoms averaged 17.5 points, while that among those hospitalized more than 5 months after averaged 5 points. 6 subjects hospitalized more than 5 months after onset had the rise of BI. 5 subjects were the rise of the item of movement among those. The correlation coefficient of the period from development of symptoms in all subjects to hospitalization and the rise in BI was-0.4534 (P<0.05).
Conclusions : The rise in BI due to improved wheelchair use was accepted by the chronic phase rehabilitation of the apoplexy in the received type hospital of medical treatment, improving ADL.
