High-intensity gait training in subacute stroke resulted in increased discharge home from inpatient rehabilitation: a quality improvement study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-intensity gait training (HIGT) has emerged as a promising intervention to improve walking outcomes post-stroke. This quality improvement project aimed to increase the intensity of gait training for patients post-stroke in inpatient rehabilitation and evaluate HIGT's effects on functional mobility and discharge outcomes.

Methods

Eighty-four patients post-stroke admitted to inpatient rehabilitation (2019-2021) were divided into HIGT (n = 32) and standard of care (SoC; n = 52) groups. Baseline characteristics were compared using t-tests or χ² tests. Linear mixed-effects models evaluated changes in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) (total and item-level) and secondary outcomes (6-min walk tes

SUBMITTER: Britton-Carpenter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802622 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature