Table 1.
Admission and Discharge Characteristics of Sample and Results of Paired t-Tests Comparing Patients with (Pusher) and without (Non-Pusher) Lateropulsion.
| Admission | Discharge | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | Non-Pusher | Pusher | P Value | N | Non-Pusher | Pusher | P Value |
| Age, Mean (SD), y | 50 | 76.7 (9.9) | 76.5 (10.4) | NS | ||||
| Time since Stroke Onset, Mean (SD), d | 50 | 8.5 (5.6) | 9.1 (5.5) | NS | ||||
| Admission Lower Extremity Motricity Index Involved Side, Mean (SD) | 50 | 52.2 (33.1) | 38.6 (32.4) | 0.028 | ||||
| Admission Upper Extremity Motricity Index Involved Side, Mean (SD) | 50 | 44.4 (37.8) | 29.6 (33.8) | 0.026 | ||||
| Burke Lateropulsion Scale Score, Mean (SD) | 44 | 0.2 (0.5) | 4.5 (2.9) | <0.001 | 36 | 0.0 (0.2) | 2.8 (2.9) | <0.001 |
| Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Motor Score, Mean (SD) | 18 | 16.7 (19.6) | 18.5 (17.7) | NS | 10 | 22.2 (23.4) | 28.0 (20.8) | NS |
| Lower Extremity Fugl-Meyer Motor Score, Mean (SD) | 42 | 12.5 (9.0) | 9.1 (7.5) | 0.046 | 30 | 18.6 (10.1) | 15.8 (9.0) | NS |
| Cognitive FIM, Mean (SD) | 49 | 18.8 (10.6) | 15.5 (6.2) | 0.038 | 49 | 26.8 (15.7) | 21.6 (8.8) | 0.038 |
| Motor FIM, Mean (SD) | 49 | 19.6 (5.9) | 18.4 (5.6) | NS | 49 | 36.2 (18.0) | 31.1 (14.3) | NS |
| Total FIM, Mean (SD) | 49 | 38.4 (13.3) | 33.9 (10.2) | 0.006 | 49 | 63.0 (24.2) | 52.8 (19.2) | 0.004 |
| Fugl-Meyer Balance Score, Mean (SD) | 42 | 5.1 (2.3) | 3.8 (2.1) | 0.012 | 35 | 7.9 (2.3) | 5.7 (2.4) | <0.01 |
| Line Crossing Total Score, Mean (SD) | 30 | 31.7 (8.4) | 29.8 (11.3) | NS | 12 | 30.9 (9.0) | 34.6 (3.5) | NS |
| Star Cancellation Total Score, Mean (SD) | 12 | 31.3 (20.3) | 41.6 (18.9) | NS | 15 | 44.8 (12.4) | 45.1 (12.9) | NS |
NS = not significant; Time since Onset of Stroke = count of days from stroke onset as recorded in acute care hospital admission record and the day of admission to inpatient rehabilitation.