Article ID: 11585
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure the physical activity (PA) of stroke inpatients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward using the Activity Monitoring and Evaluation System (A-MES) and clarify the change in PA during their hospitalization and difference in PA between patients who could and could not walk independently.
Methods: One hundred and sixty-nine stroke inpatients in our convalescent rehabilitation ward were included in this study. We attached the A-MES to patients for a whole day and measured PA (times spent walking, standing, operating wheelchairs, sitting, lying down) over 24 hours (24H), in the daytime (8 a.m.–5 p.m.), and during physical and occupational therapies both at their admission and discharge. We compared the PA at their admission and discharge and PA in patients who could and could not walk independently.
Results: At their discharge, the time spent walking and standing increased from 7% to 15% (24H) and from 12% to 26% (daytime). The time spent lying down decreased from 55% to 48% (24H) and from 25% to 15% (daytime). The time spent walking and standing tended to be shorter in patients who could not walk independently.
Conclusion: The PA of inpatients in the convalescent rehabilitation ward increased at their discharge compared to their admission. The time spent walking and standing was short in patients who could not walk independently. We must consider methods to improve their PA.
