First-Year Outcomes after Stroke Rehabilitation: A Multicenter Study in Thailand
Table 5
Factors associated with the change in Barthel Index (BI) scores#.
Variables
Univariate analysis
Multiple linear regression
Change in BI score#
Mean ± SD
SE ()
Sex
Female (1)
83
0.486
—
Male (0)
113
Age (yr)
≥60 (1)
117
0.896
—
<60 (0)
79
Previous stroke
Yes (1)
28
0.428
—
No (0)
168
LOS
≥1 month (1)
74
0.004
0.587
0.029*
<1 month (0)
122
Type of stroke
Infarction (1)
142
0.633
—
Hemorrhage (0)
54
Medical diseases
Yes (1)
128
0.357
—
No (0)
68
OAI
≥3 mo (1)
40
0.001
0.717
0.016*
<3 mo (0)
156
Perceptual dysfunction
Presence (1)
118
0.599
—
Absence (0)
78
Bowel / bladder problem
Yes (1)
63
0.629
—
No (0)
133
Complication at admission
Yes (1)
92
0.208
—
No (0)
104
Anxiety score at month-12
≥11 (1)
19
0.067
1.083
0.974
<11 (0)
165
Depression score at month-12
≥11 (1)
37
0.009
0.813
0.040*
<11 (0)
146
Change in BI: BI score at 1-year FU-BI score at DC. LOS: length of stay, OAI: onset to admission interval means time between stroke and being transferred from acute care to a rehabilitation unit. Statistical significance.