Background: Stroke survivors who exhibit impaired cognition at admission to inpatient rehabilitation may experience participation challenges and poorer functional outcomes than those without impaired cognition. Differ...Background: Stroke survivors who exhibit impaired cognition at admission to inpatient rehabilitation may experience participation challenges and poorer functional outcomes than those without impaired cognition. Differences in functional outcomes between stroke survivors with and without impaired cognition may be attributed to age, level of cognitive impairment, and severity of stroke. Materials and Methods: A retrospective secondary data analysis was conducted using health-related administrative data acquired from a Southwestern Ontario hospital’s stroke rehabilitation database. The aim was to explore potential linkages between post-stroke impaired cognition and functional gains, rehabilitation stays, and living settings after discharge from rehabilitation. Results: An aggregate sample of 393 males and 314 females subclassified as experiencing mild, moderate, and severe stroke was analyzed. At inpatient rehabilitation admission, 21.5% (n = 152) of these patients had no impaired cognition, 33.7% (n = 238) had mild impaired cognition, 22.2% (n = 157) had moderate impaired cognition, and 22.6% (n = 160) had severe impaired cognition. Cognitively impaired stroke patients were significantly (p 0.001) older, had (mostly) moderate to severe stroke with significantly (p = 0.012) more moderate cognitive impairment, had significantly (p 0.001) longer rehabilitation stays, and a high propensity for being discharged to longer-term care facilities compared to non-cognitively impaired patients. Conclusion: Presence of significant dissimilarity in rehabilitation stays and post-discharge destinations among stroke survivors with and without cognitive impairment is attributed to the age of the patient, level of cognitive impairment, and rigorous rehabilitation interventions.展开更多
Background: Stroke patients who have multiple comorbidities at inpatient rehabilitation admission might experience poorer outcomes than those without comorbidities. Some differences in outcomes between these two group...Background: Stroke patients who have multiple comorbidities at inpatient rehabilitation admission might experience poorer outcomes than those without comorbidities. Some differences in outcomes between these two groups may be based on age and type of comorbidity. Materials and Methods: Retrospective administrative data from an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit in a Southwestern Ontario hospital were examined to determine the independent associations between diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure in stroke patients and rehabilitation length of stay (LOS), functional gains in rehabilitation, and discharge destination. We also examined the associations between CHADS<sub>2</sub> score and rehabilitation LOS, functional gains in rehabilitation, and discharge destination. Results: Seven hundred and seven cases of stroke subcategorized as experiencing mild (n = 193), moderate (n = 454), and severe (n = 60) stroke were included in the study. Of these patients, 16.4% (n = 116) had type 2 diabetes, 58.7% (n = 415) had hypertension, and 5.8% (n = 41) had congestive heart failure (CHF) prior to stroke. CHF patients were significantly (p = 0.02) older, had significantly (p = 0.014) lower mean FIM gains and were discharged to residential care facilities compared to non-CHF cases. A higher CHADS<sub>2</sub> score was significantly associated with Lower FIM gains and discharge to longer term settings. Conclusion: Significant differences exist in the functional gains and discharge disposition of stroke patients based on age of patient, type of comorbidity in stroke, and CHADS<sub>2</sub> score.展开更多
文摘Background: Stroke survivors who exhibit impaired cognition at admission to inpatient rehabilitation may experience participation challenges and poorer functional outcomes than those without impaired cognition. Differences in functional outcomes between stroke survivors with and without impaired cognition may be attributed to age, level of cognitive impairment, and severity of stroke. Materials and Methods: A retrospective secondary data analysis was conducted using health-related administrative data acquired from a Southwestern Ontario hospital’s stroke rehabilitation database. The aim was to explore potential linkages between post-stroke impaired cognition and functional gains, rehabilitation stays, and living settings after discharge from rehabilitation. Results: An aggregate sample of 393 males and 314 females subclassified as experiencing mild, moderate, and severe stroke was analyzed. At inpatient rehabilitation admission, 21.5% (n = 152) of these patients had no impaired cognition, 33.7% (n = 238) had mild impaired cognition, 22.2% (n = 157) had moderate impaired cognition, and 22.6% (n = 160) had severe impaired cognition. Cognitively impaired stroke patients were significantly (p 0.001) older, had (mostly) moderate to severe stroke with significantly (p = 0.012) more moderate cognitive impairment, had significantly (p 0.001) longer rehabilitation stays, and a high propensity for being discharged to longer-term care facilities compared to non-cognitively impaired patients. Conclusion: Presence of significant dissimilarity in rehabilitation stays and post-discharge destinations among stroke survivors with and without cognitive impairment is attributed to the age of the patient, level of cognitive impairment, and rigorous rehabilitation interventions.
文摘Background: Stroke patients who have multiple comorbidities at inpatient rehabilitation admission might experience poorer outcomes than those without comorbidities. Some differences in outcomes between these two groups may be based on age and type of comorbidity. Materials and Methods: Retrospective administrative data from an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit in a Southwestern Ontario hospital were examined to determine the independent associations between diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure in stroke patients and rehabilitation length of stay (LOS), functional gains in rehabilitation, and discharge destination. We also examined the associations between CHADS<sub>2</sub> score and rehabilitation LOS, functional gains in rehabilitation, and discharge destination. Results: Seven hundred and seven cases of stroke subcategorized as experiencing mild (n = 193), moderate (n = 454), and severe (n = 60) stroke were included in the study. Of these patients, 16.4% (n = 116) had type 2 diabetes, 58.7% (n = 415) had hypertension, and 5.8% (n = 41) had congestive heart failure (CHF) prior to stroke. CHF patients were significantly (p = 0.02) older, had significantly (p = 0.014) lower mean FIM gains and were discharged to residential care facilities compared to non-CHF cases. A higher CHADS<sub>2</sub> score was significantly associated with Lower FIM gains and discharge to longer term settings. Conclusion: Significant differences exist in the functional gains and discharge disposition of stroke patients based on age of patient, type of comorbidity in stroke, and CHADS<sub>2</sub> score.
