Table 3.
Evaluation of the change in the total score of the functional independence measure, according to the study variables
| Variables | Δ FIM | (after 30 days - post-discharge)* | p value |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 41.3±17.7 | 0.078 | |
| Female | 29.9±20.5 | ||
| Age (years) - r | 0.012 | 0.939 | |
| Clinical diagnosis | 0.302 | ||
| Pulmonary disease | 27.5±17.6 | ||
| Kidney disease | 36.3±21.5 | ||
| Cardiopathy | 33.5±21.6 | ||
| Neoplasms | 45.1±20.2 | ||
| Liver disease | 11±0 | ||
| Gastrointestinal disease | 46±0 | ||
| Length of ICU admission (days) - rs | 0.218 | 0.170 | |
| IMV duration (days) - rs | 0.272 | 0.086 | |
| Sepsis | 0.690 | ||
| Yes | 35.5±19.9 | ||
| No | 33±20.6 |
Δ - difference in functional independence measure after the 30-day period; r - Pearson correlation coefficient; rs - Spearman correlation coefficient; ICU - intensive care unit; IMV - invasive mechanical ventilation. Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation.