Combined Functional Assessment for Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Stroke Patients After Post-acute Care: A Retrospective Multi-Center Cohort in Central Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

In 2014, Taiwan's National Health Insurance administration launched a post-acute care (PAC) program for patients to improve their functions after acute stroke. The present study was aimed to determine PAC assessment parameters, either alone or in combination, for predicting clinical outcomes.

Methods

We retrospectively enrolled stroke adult patients through one PAC network in central Taiwan between January 2014 and December 2020. We collected data on post-stroke patients' functional ability at baseline and after PAC stay. The comprehensive assessment included the following: Modified Rankin Scale (MRS), Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS), Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Mini-Mental State Exami

SUBMITTER: Weng SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247545 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature