Table 1.
Participants’ clinical characteristics.
| Age, years, median (1st–3rd Q) | 76.2 (66.7–81.2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, N (%) | Males | 124 (57.9) | |
| Females | 90 (42.1) | ||
| Condition, N (%) | Acute | 102 (47.7) | |
| Chronic | 112 (52.3) | ||
| Diagnosis, N (%) | Hemiparesis | 122 (57.0) | |
| PNLL | 52 (24.3) | ||
| PD | 21 (9.8) | ||
| VP | 19 (8.9) | ||
| Cognitive impairment, N (%) | Present | 80 (37.4) | |
| Absent | 134 (62.6) | ||
| Assistive device, N (%) | Yes | 101 (47.2) | |
| No | 113 (52.8) | ||
| Urinary incontinence, N (%) | Present | 33 (15.4) | |
| Absent | 181 (84.6) | ||
| Motor FIM, score, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 67 (51–75) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 81 (75–86) | ||
| Mini-BESTest, logits, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 0.17 (−0.53–1.32) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 1.32 (0.17–2.31) | ||
| Gait speed, m/s, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 0.76 (0.58–1.02) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 0.96 (0.74–1.17) | ||
| Step length, m, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 0.46 (0.38–0.55) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 0.50 (0.43–0.60) | ||
| Cadence, steps/s, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 1.73 (1.52–1.93) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 1.90 (1.70–2.06) | ||
| Walk ratio, cm/steps/min, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 0.46 (0.38–0.52) | p = 0.136 |
| Discharge | 0.45 (0.39–0.52) | ||
| Total TUG duration, s, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 17.3 (12.7–23.0) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 13.7 (10.9–17.9) | ||
| Sit-to-Walk duration, s, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 1.32 (1.18–1.58) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 1.27 (1.13–1.48) | ||
| Turn duration, s, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 3.12 (2.26–3.98) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 2.76 (2.16–3.34) | ||
| Turn peak angular velocity, °/s, median (1st–3rd Q) | Admission | 89.5 (71.6–114.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Discharge | 104.6 (83.6–127.7) |
The FIM motor score and the mobility measures were collected on admission and discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. The presence of cognitive impairment, using an assistive device for independent walking, and urinary incontinence are from the evaluation at discharge. 1st–3rd Q: first to third quartile; N: number of p-values from the Wilcoxon signed rank test with continuity correction are in the rightmost column. The Wilcoxon test was used to assess a change in the mobility and disability measures between admission and discharge. Mini-BESTest measures are expressed in logits. As a total raw score, the median value of the Mini-BESTest measures corresponded to 14 (0.17 logits) at admission and 19 (1.32 logits) at discharge.