Clinical Study
Physical Activity Patterns of Acute Stroke Patients Managed in a Rehabilitation Focused Stroke Unit
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| | 130 | Age | | Mean (SD) | 68.3 (13.8) | Gender— (%) | | Male | 91 (70.0) | Female | 39 (30.0) | First stroke— (%) | | Yes | 98 (75.4) | No | 32 (24.6) | Days post-stroke at observation | | Mean (SD) | 6.9 (3.4) | Stroke type— (%) | | Infarct | 112 (86.2) | Haemorrhage | 18 (13.8) | NIHSS— (%) | | Mean (SD) | 10.3 (7.6) | OCSP infarct classification— (%) | | TACI | 39 (30.0) | PACI | 29 (22.3) | POCI | 11 (8.5) | LACI | 33 (25.4) | Side of lesion— (%) | | Left | 57 (43.8) | Right | 65 (50.0) | Brainstem | 5 (3.8) | None evident/unknown | 3 (2.3) | Premorbid MRS— (%) | | Independent (0–2) | 114 (87.7) | Dependent (>2) | 16 (12.3) | Prestroke accommodation— (%) | | Home alone | 42 (32.3) | Home with someone | 83 (63.8) | Residential care | 3 (2.3) | Other | 2 (1.5) | Pre-stroke mobility— (%) | | Independent no aids | 120 (92.3) | Independent with aid | 10 (7.7) | MSAS gait score at observation— (%) | | Independent (=6) | 44 (33.8) | Not independent (<6) | 86 (66.2) |
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NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OCSP: Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project; TACI: total anterior circulation infarct; PACI: partial anterior circulation infarct; POCI: posterior circulation infarct; LACI: lacunar infarct; MRS: modified Rankin Score; MSAS: mobility scale for acute stroke patients.
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