Pre-admission Work Status Is Associated with 6-Minute Walk Distance at Discharge of Patients with Acute Minor Stroke

Abstract

[Purpose] To investigate the factors, before and at admission, related to 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) at hospital discharge of patients with acute minor stroke. [Participants and Methods] We statistically analyzed the association between 6MWD at discharge from hospital and pre-admission and admission factors that might be related to 6MWD which were extracted from the medical records of 63 patients with acute minor stroke. [Results] 6MWD at discharge from hospital was significantly negatively correlated with age, and significantly positively correlated with work status and the mini-mental state exam (MMSE) score. In addition, multiple regression analysis revealed that work status was a factor associated with 6MWD at discharge. [Conclusion] The results suggest that 6MWD at hospital discharge is associated with work status before admission in patients with acute minor stroke.