Effect of very early supported discharge versus usual care on activi-ties of daily living ability after mild stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the ability to perform basic and instrumental activities of daily life after very early supported discharge vs usual discharge and referral routine during the first year after mild stroke.

Design

A secondary analysis of data from the Gothenburg Very Early Supported Discharge randomized controlled trial.  Patients: A total of 104 patients (56% men; mean (standard deviation) age 75 (11) years) who had experienced a first stroke classified as mild.

Methods

The primary outcome was the Activities of Daily Living Taxonomy score. Stroke Impact Scale (activities of daily living, and mobility) scores was a secondary measure. Patients were randomized to either very early supported discharge with 4 weeks of home rehabilitation provided by a multidisciplinary

SUBMITTER: Bjorkdahl A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10464824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature