Table 1.

Factors associated with stroke outcome disability and discharge destination in the literature

Outcome	Factors associated with outcome
ADL scores
FIM	- Initial FIM, age [8,9]
BI	- Initial BI [14]
	- Initial NIHSS, age, premorbid disability, DM, infarct volume [15]
	- Trunk Impairment Scale, static sitting balance [16]
Discharge destination
	- Age, incontinence [18]
	- initial FIM, age [17]
	- premorbid social support, FIM bowel, age, CMSA leg, type of premorbid accommodation [19]
	- initial MMSE, premorbid living with relatives [8]
	- discharge BI, LOS, age [20]
	- Initial FIM, age, male gender [4]
	- swallowing disorder [21]

FIM functional independence measure, BI barthel index, NIHSS

national institute of health stroke scale, DM diabetes mellitus,

CMSA Chedoke-McMaster stroke assessment, LOS length of stay