Table 2.
Demographic features, length of stay, mean total FIM at baseline and discharge from the SU of patients lost to follow-up, and clinical outcomes.
| EHSD group | Control group | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 190 | 95 | 95 | |
| Mean age (range) | 67.5 (40–84) | 66.5 (35–84) | – |
| Number of women (%) | 48 (51) | 41 (43) | – |
| Number of patients discharged to a rehabilitation unit | 17 | 20 | – |
| Deaths | 2 | 1 | – |
| Length of stay in the SU, mean (SD) | 9.8 (5.3) | 10.0 (5.3) | 0.795 |
| Length of stay in an RU, mean (SD) | 40.6 (11.1) | 39.0 (18.3) | 0.747 |
| Total FIM at baseline of patients lost to follow-up: mean (SD) (min–max) | 63.5 (22.1) (27–95) | 69.5 (9.9) (50–84) | 0.329 |
| Total FIM at discharge from the SU of patients lost to follow-up: mean (SD) (min–max) | 90.2 (30.1) (34–125) | 90.3 (16.5) (62–123) | 0.984 |
| FIM at baseline in the SU (N) | (N = 95) | (N = 95) | |
| Total FIM at baseline: mean (SD) (min–max) | 69.0 (21.3) (30–100) | 70.5 (18.7) (24–100) | 0.593 |
| FAI at baseline (N) | (N = 91) | (N = 93) | |
| Total FAI baseline: mean (SD) (min–max) | 43.4 (19.1) (16–138) | 42.9 (17.0) (15–141) | 0.856 |
| FIM at discharge (N) | (N = 92) | (N = 93) | |
| Total FIM discharge: mean (SD) (min–max) | 88.9 (27.6) (29–126) | 90.3 (23.3) (27–126) | 0.699 |
| FIM at the 2nd month (N) | (N = 80) | (N = 80) | |
| Total FIM 2nd month: mean (SD) (min–max) | 104.6 (21.6) (53–126) | 105.6 (24.0) (20–126) | 0.798 |
| FIM at the 6th month (N) | (N = 74) | (N = 78) | |
| Total FIM 6th month: mean (SD) (min–max) | 107.4 (19.9) (45–126) | 106.6 (25.5) (18–126) | 0.816 |
| FAI at the 6th month (N) | (N = 73) | (N = 74) | |
| Total FAI 6th month: mean (SD) (min–max) | 34.6 (17.6) (15–134) | 32.2 (11.4) (15–154) | 0.328 |
EHSD: early home-supported discharge; FAI: Frenchay Activities Index; FIM: Functional Independence Measure; RU: rehabilitation unit; SD: standard deviation; SU: stroke unit.