Time-course for acquiring transfer independence in patients with subacute stroke: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To clarify the time-course of longitudinal changes in the independence level of subtasks composing bed-wheelchair transfer among patients with stroke.

Design

Single-institution prospective cohort study.

Patients

A total of 137 consecutive post-stroke patients using wheelchair on admission to the subacute rehabilitation wards.

Methods

The independence degree in each of the 25 transfer-related subtasks was assessed using the Bed-Wheelchair Transfer Tasks Assessment Form on a three-level scale every two weeks, from admission to the endpoint (either discharge or when achieving independent transfer). Patients were classified based on admission and endpoint assessment form scores using two-step cluster analysis.

Results

Patients were classified into

SUBMITTER: Kitamura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481307 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature