Abstract
[Purpose] To investigate the effects on the mobilization period and first mobilization interruption rate of a change in the mobilization method used for acute ischemic stroke patients. [Subjects] The subjects were 241 ischemic stroke patients: 128 patients before the method change, and 113 patients after the change. [Methods] The age, gender, type of ischemia, time from admission to mobilization, NIH Stroke Scale score on admission, initial and discharge Barthel Index scores, first mobilization interruption rate, length of hospital stay, and discharge destination of the two groups were investigated and compared. [Results] After the change of the mobilization method, the time from admission to mobilization dropped significantly from a median value of 2.0 days to 1.0 days, but no significant difference was found in the first mobilization interruption rates. [Conclusion] Mobilization of ischemic stroke patients occurred earlier under the new method, and the first mobilization interruption rate was unchanged, indicating it was comparatively safe.
