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Factors Influencing Discharge Destination and Length of Stay in Stroke Patients in Restorative Rehabilitation Institution

  • Gyu-Bum Lee (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital) ;
  • Jee-Sun Lee (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital) ;
  • Jeong Soo Kim (Department of Physical Therapy, Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital)
  • Received : 2024.02.10
  • Accepted : 2024.03.05
  • Published : 2024.04.20
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Abstract

Background: Promoting patients' safe return home at discharge and reducing length of stay in hospital is key for Restorative Rehabilitation Institution (RMI). Objects: This study was designed to identify the factors influencing the return to home and length of stay among various factors. Methods: A total of 120 stroke patients (76 males and 44 females) who were hospitalized in an adult inpatient unit of a RMI for more than 2 months were retrospectively analyzed for this study (multivariate logistic regression analyses, p < 0.001). As predictor variables for assessing the return to home and length of stay, demographic data (sex, age, duration between onset and admission, length of stay, caregiver after discharge, occupation after discharge, reason for discharge, and household type after discharge) were collected. Additionally, following measurements were selectively collected from patient's medical records: scores of Mini-Mental State Examination Korean version (K-MMSE), modified Barthel Index Korean version (K-MBI), Berg Balance Scale and Functional Ambulation Category were obtained at admission and discharge. Results: The K-MMSE at admission and K-MBI at discharge were found to be the predictors of return to home. Additionally, K-MBI at admission influenced the length of stay. Conclusion: This study suggests cognitive functioning at admission and the level of activities of daily living at discharge predicted the return to home and length of stay.

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