Table 1.
Distribution of patients across the four disability categories and their characteristics at the beginning of rehabilitation
| Disability category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 15 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 87 |
| Average age (years) | 65.7 (45–88) | 71.5 (31–90) | 71.9 (49–93) | 71.0 (41–91) | 70.5 (31–93) |
| Average length of hospitalization on rehabilitation (days) | 16.4 (9–40) | 19.1 (4–59) | 24.6 (11–50) | 27.5 (4–45) | 22.2 (4–59) |
| Average time from stroke onset to translation to rehabilitation unit (days) | 10.5 (4–22) | 12.6 (4–30) | 14.3 (6–34) | 27.1 (9–69) | 11 (4–69) |
| Barthel Index beginning | 88.7 (65–100) | 65.9 (15–100) | 57.1 (5–90) | 23.8 (0–65) | 57.3 (0–100) |
| Barthel Index end | 96.7 (80–100) | 82.6 (40–100) | 72.9 (20–100) | 44.5 (5–95) | 73.2 (5–100) |
| EBI beginning | 78.0 (40–90) | 72.4 (15–90) | 72.5 (20–90) | 48.8 (20–90) | 67.7 (15–90) |
| EBI end | 83.7 (65–90) | 76.1 (25–90) | 76.3 (15–90) | 57.6 (25–90) | 73 (15–90) |
| Barthel Index + EBI beginning | 166.7 (125–190) | 138.3 (40–185) | 129.6 (40–180) | 72.6 (25–155) | 124.9 (25–190) |
| Barthel Index + EBI end | 180.3 (160–190) | 158.7 (65–190) | 149.2 (60–190) | 102.1 (50–180) | 146.2 (50–190) |
| FIM beginning | 105.3 (83–123) | 86.0 (26–120) | 78.5 (21–114) | 48.3 (20–96) | 78.2 (20–123) |
| FIM end | 113.2 (92–125) | 100.1 (45–126) | 92.3 (28–122) | 61.3 (22–114) | 90.9 (22–126) |
| FIM – Motor beginning | 76.6 (55–91) | 58.7 (20–86) | 50.0 (14–80) | 28.9 (13–72) | 52.2 (13–91) |
| FIM – Motor end | 83.1 (69–91) | 71.5 (29–91) | 62.8 (16–90) | 39.5 (15–85) | 63.4 (15–91) |
| FIM – Cognitive beginning | 28.7 (15–35) | 27.3 (5–35) | 28.5 (7–35) | 19.4 (6–34) | 26 (5–35) |
| FIM – Cognitive end | 30.1 (16–35) | 28.6 (6–35) | 29.5 (10–35) | 21.8 (7–34) | 27.5 (6–35) |
EBI, Extended Barthel Index; FIM, functional independence measure.