Clinical Study
Early Physical Activity and Discharge Destination after Stroke: A Comparison of Acute and Comprehensive Stroke Unit Care
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| | | ASU | CSU | value |
| | 73 | 73 | | | Age | | | | | Median (IQR) | 78.8 (66.1–83.7) | 75.5 (65.9–81.5) | 0.21 | | Gender— (%) | | | | | Male | 35 (47.9) | 51 (69.9) | | | Female | 38 (52.1) | 22 (30.1) | 0.01 | | First stroke— (%) | | | | | Yes | 54 (74.0) | 58 (79.5) | | | No | 18 (24.7) | 15 (20.5) | | | Missing | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.56 | | Days poststroke | | | | | Median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0–8.5) | 7.0 (4.5–9.0) | 0.31 | | Stroke type— (%) | | | | | Infarct | 61 (83.6) | 59 (80.8) | | | Haemorrhage | 11 (15.1) | 14 (19.2) | | | Missing | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.66 | | NIHSS | | | | | Median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0–12.0) | 6.0 (4.0–10.0) | 0.58 | | OCSP infarct classification— (%) | | | | | TACI | 13 (17.8) | 11 (15.1) | | | PACI | 29 (39.7) | 19 (26.0) | | | POCI | 9 (12.3) | 6 (8.2) | | | LACI | 6 (8.2) | 23 (31.5) | | | Missing | 5 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.01 | | Side of lesion— (%) | | | | | Left | 30 (41.1) | 31 (42.5) | | | Right | 41 (56.2) | 39 (53.4) | | | Brainstem | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.1) | | | None evident/unknown | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.70 | | Premorbid MRS— (%) | | | | | Independent (0–2) | 56 (76.7) | 58 (79.5) | | | Dependent (>2) | 17 (23.3) | 15 (20.5) | 0.84 | | Prestroke accommodation— (%) | | | | | Home alone | 21 (28.8) | 26 (35.6) | | | Home with someone | 48 (65.8) | 43 (58.9) | | | Residential care | 3 (4.1) | 3 (4.1) | | | Other | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0.82 | | Prestroke mobility— (%) | | | | | Independent no aids | 51 (69.9) | 64 (87.7) | | | Independent with aid | 19 (26.0) | 9 (12.3) | | | Walking with supervision | 3 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.01 | | MSAS Gait— (%) | | | | | Independent | 16 (21.9) | 18 (24.7) | | | Not independent | 57 (78.1) | 55 (75.3) | 0.85 |
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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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