2023 Volume 38 Issue 4 Pages 263-267
[Purpose] To identify factors at admission that predict independence in ascending and descending stairs at discharge in vertebral compression fractures (VCF). [Participants and Methods] The following items were measured at admission in 173 female VCF patients discharged from post-acute care wards: the Revised Hasegawa’s Dementia Scale (HDS-R) score, Skeletal Muscle Mass Index (SMI), Body Mass Index (BMI), and hand grip strength. The history of stokes, number of vertebral fractures, number of injuries, and the length of hospital stay (days) were also examined. Subsequently, factors at admission that predict independence in ascending and descending stairs at discharge were analyzed, and their cutoff values for the prediction were calculated. [Results] The HDS-R score (cutoff: 19.5) and hand grip strength (13.9 kg) at admission were shown to predict independence in ascending and descending stairs at discharge. [Conclusion] VCF Patients with good cognitive function and hand grip strength scores at admission are likely to become able to ascend and descend stairs independently at discharge.
