Table 2. Comparison between standard and early intervention groups.
| Standard intervention group |
Early intervention group |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n (male/female) | 33 (26/7) | 38 (23/15) | |
| Age, years | 80.5 ± 6.1 | 82.2 ± 7.6 | |
| Body mass index | 20.06 ± 1.8 | 20.1 ± 2.5 | |
| Interval until the start of physiotherapy, days | 10.27 ± 3.03 | 1.63 ± 1.03 | |
| Admission period, days | 37.7 ± 13.8 | 31.7 ± 16.7 | |
| ICU admission period, days | 15.45 ± 3.76 | 12.03 ± 4.14 ** | |
| CURB-65 score / n | 3 / 11 | 3 / 14 | |
| 4 / 12 | 4 / 11 | ||
| 5 / 10 | 5 / 13 | ||
| FIM before admission | 81.9 ± 12.7 | 81.9 ± 7.04 | |
| Locomotory domain | 56.8 ± 10.9 | 57.7 ± 5.8 | |
| Cognitive domain | 25.3 ± 2.6 | 24.2 ± 2.5 | |
| FIM on dischargem | 61.4 ± 16.7 | 67.6 ± 9.2 | |
| Locomotory domain | 41.5 ± 12.6 | 46.9 ± 8.4 * | |
| Cognitive domain | 18.4 ± 4.5 | 19.5 ± 3.3 | |
| Rate of change in FIM | 20.3 ± 7.6 | 14.3 ± 5.7 ** | |
| Locomotory domain | 15.3 ± 7.1 | 10.8 ± 5.3 * | |
| Cognitive domain | 6.6 ± 2.8 | 4.7 ± 2.2 ** | |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. ICU: intensive care unit, CURB-65: The Confusion, Urea, Respiratory rate, Blood pressure, and age >65, FIM: Functional Independence Measure