Table 3.
Patient characteristics according to mode of locomotion assessment by discharge year: mean (SD).
| Mode | Total | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs | Walking | 55.7 (20.2) | 54.2 (21.1) | 54.6 (20.4) | 55.2 (20.6) | 55.2 (20.4) | 54.8 (20.1) | 55.6 (20.1) | 55.7 (20.3) | 57.4 (19.8) | 57.7 (19.3) |
| Wheelchair | 42.3 (19.0) | 41.1 (19.1) | 40.4 (18.0) | 41.1 (18.6) | 41.0 (18.5) | 41.8 (19.1) | 41.0 (18.8) | 44.0 (19.3) | 44.9 (19.2) | 46.0 (19.6) | |
| Length of stay, days | Walking | 17.4 (14.1) | 19.3 (16.4) | 17.4 (15.0) | 18.3 (16.0) | 17.5 (14.8) | 17.1 (13.1) | 16.9 (13.7) | 17.1 (13.4) | 16.6 (12.3) | 16.8 (11.9) |
| Wheelchair | 34.6 (26.9) | 39.7 (28.4) | 37.5 (30.5) | 36.5 (27.9) | 35.7 (26.5) | 34.6 (28.6) | 34.9 (28.9) | 31.9 (23.2) | 30.0 (22.2) | 30.0 (21.2) | |
| FIM® total admission | Walking | 64.3 (17.1) | 67.6 (17.6) | 67.3 (17.2) | 66.1 (17.1) | 64.9 (17.1) | 63.7 (17.0) | 63.9 (16.3) | 63.0 (17.1) | 61.9 (16.7) | 61.1 (16.6) |
| Wheelchair | 51.9 (13.6) | 53.8 (14.4) | 53.1 (13.8) | 52.7 (13.6) | 51.9 (13.2) | 51.7 (13.5) | 52.0 (13.3) | 51.1 (13.2) | 50.0 (13.6) | 50.3 (14.0) | |
| FIM® motor admission | Walking | 35.6 (14.1) | 37.3 (15.0) | 37.5 (14.6) | 36.7 (14.4) | 36.0 (14.0) | 35.1 (13.9) | 35.3 (13.7) | 35.0 (13.8) | 34.4 (13.5) | 33.8 (13.6) |
| Wheelchair | 23.1 (10.3) | 23.9 (11.4) | 23.4 (10.8) | 23.3 (10.5) | 22.8 (10.1) | 23.0 (10.1) | 23.1 (10.1) | 22.9 (9.8) | 22.4 (9.8) | 22.9 (10.3) | |
| FIM® cognition admission | Walking | 28.7 (6.3) | 30.3 (6.0) | 29.8 (5.9) | 29.4 (6.0) | 28.9 (6.3) | 28.7 (6.3) | 28.7 (6.0) | 28.0 (6.5) | 27.5 (6.6) | 27.3 (6.3) |
| Wheelchair | 28.8 (6.4) | 29.9 (6.2) | 29.7 (6.1) | 29.3 (6.0) | 29.1 (6.3) | 28.6 (6.4) | 28.9 (6.2) | 28.2 (6.3) | 27.6 (6.7) | 27.4 (6.8) | |
| FIM® total discharge | Walking | 93.9 (19.9) | 96.0 (20.4) | 95.3 (19.2) | 95.0 (18.9) | 93.5 (20.4) | 93.2 (20.0) | 94.2 (19.2) | 93.5 (20.3) | 92.7 (19.8) | 92.3 (20.2) |
| Wheelchair | 73.4 (22.3) | 76.5 (22.9) | 74.5 (22.8) | 74.0 (22.7) | 73.7 (22.2) | 73.0 (22.2) | 74.2 (21.9) | 72.1 (21.9) | 70.9 (21.8) | 71.9 (21.8) | |
| FIM® motor discharge | Walking | 62.7 (17.0) | 64.1 (17.7) | 63.6 (16.6) | 63.4 (16.4) | 62.2 (17.4) | 62.0 (17.0) | 62.9 (16.5) | 62.5 (17.1) | 61.9 (16.8) | 61.6 (17.2) |
| Wheelchair | 42.0 (20.0) | 44.3 (20.8) | 42.6 (20.6) | 42.3 (20.5) | 42.0 (20.1) | 41.7 (19.8) | 42.6 (19.8) | 41.2 (19.3) | 40.0 (19.1) | 40.9 (19.3) | |
| FIM® cognition discharge | Walking | 31.3 (5.0) | 32.0 (4.9) | 31.7 (4.7) | 31.6 (4.7) | 31.3 (5.1) | 31.2 (5.0) | 31.3 (4.7) | 31.0 (5.2) | 30.9 (5.1) | 30.7 (5.2) |
| Wheelchair | 31.4 (5.1) | 32.2 (4.9) | 31.8 (5.0) | 31.7 (5.0) | 31.7 (4.9) | 31.3 (5.3) | 31.5 (4.9) | 30.9 (5.2) | 30.8 (5.5) | 31.0 (5.2) | |
| FIM® total change | Walking | 29.6 (16.3) | 28.4 (16.2) | 28.1 (16.2) | 28.9 (16.2) | 28.6 (16.1) | 29.5 (16.7) | 30.2 (15.8) | 30.5 (16.5) | 30.8 (16) | 31.2 (16.2) |
| Wheelchair | 21.6 (15.8) | 22.7 (16.2) | 21.4 (16.1) | 21.3 (15.9) | 21.7 (15.9) | 21.3 (15.8) | 22.2 (15.9) | 21.1 (15.7) | 20.8 (15.2) | 21.6 (15.3) | |
| FIM® motor change | Walking | 27.0 (14.8) | 26.4 (15.1) | 26.1 (14.8) | 26.7 (14.9) | 26.2 (14.8) | 27.0 (15.0) | 27.6 (14.5) | 27.4 (14.8) | 27.5 (14.3) | 27.8 (14.5) |
| Wheelchair | 18.8 (14.8) | 19.5 (15.1) | 19.2 (15.2) | 19.0 (15.1) | 19.1 (15.0) | 18.7 (14.8) | 19.5 (14.9) | 18.3 (14.5) | 17.6 (14.1) | 18.0 (14.2) | |
| FIM® cognition change | Walking | 2.6 (4.2) | 1.8 (3.7) | 1.9 (3.9) | 2.2 (3.8) | 2.4 (3.9) | 2.5 (4.4) | 2.6 (4.2) | 3.0 (4.4) | 3.3 (4.5) | 3.4 (4.6) |
| Wheelchair | 2.7 (4.5) | 2.2 (4.3) | 2.2 (4.2) | 2.4 (4.2) | 2.6 (4.5) | 2.6 (4.4) | 2.7 (4.5) | 2.7 (4.6) | 3.2 (4.9) | 3.5 (5.0) | |
| Efficiency, change/day | Walking | 2.3 (1.9) | 2.1 (2.1) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.3 (2.1) | 2.3 (1.9) | 2.4 (1.8) | 2.4 (2.0) | 2.4 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.8) |
| Wheelchair | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.8 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.8) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.8 (1.1) | 0.9 (1.1) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.9 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.1) |
Yearly summaries represent fiscal year periods (Oct 1 through Sep 30) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Wheelchair = locomotion assessments that included wheelchair only. Walking = locomotion assessments involving walking or a combination of walking and wheelchair.