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. 2020 Spring;72(2):158-168.
doi: 10.3138/ptc-2018-0108.

Recovery of Sensorimotor Functional Outcomes at Discharge from In-Patient Rehabilitation in Three Stroke Units in the Province of Quebec

Carol L Richards  1   2   3 , Anne Durand  1   2 , Francine Malouin  1   2   3 , Sylvie Nadeau  4   5   6 , Joyce Fung  4   7   8 , Line D'Amours  1   2 , Claire Perez  4   7   8
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Recovery of Sensorimotor Functional Outcomes at Discharge from In-Patient Rehabilitation in Three Stroke Units in the Province of Quebec

Carol L Richards et al. Physiother Can. 2020 Spring.

Abstract
in English, French

Purpose: This study aimed to portray the characteristics, process variables, and sensorimotor outcomes of patients who had received their usual post-stroke in-patient rehabilitation in three stroke rehabilitation units in Quebec in 2013-2014. Method: We assessed patients (n = 264) at admission and discharge with a subset of a standardized assessment toolkit consisting of observational and performance-based assessment tools. Results: The patients, with a mean age of 60.3 (SD 15.4) years, were admitted 27.7 (SD 8.4) days post-stroke onset. They had a mean admission FIM score of 83.0 (SD 24.0), a mean length of stay of 48.4 (SD 31.1) days, a mean FIM discharge score of 104.0 (SD 17.0), and a mean FIM efficiency score of 0.44 (SD 0.29). All patient outcomes were significantly improved (p < 0.001) and clinically meaningful at discharge (moderate to large Glass's Δ effect sizes) with the improvements greater than or equal to the minimal detectable change at the 95% confidence level in 34%-75% of the patients. Improvements were larger on five of seven outcomes in a sub-group of patients with more severe stroke. Conclusions: The use of a combination of observational and performance assessment tools was essential to capture the full range of disabilities. We have documented significant and clinically meaningful improvements in functional independence, disability, and upper and lower extremity functions after usual post-stroke in-patient rehabilitation in the province of Quebec and provided baseline data for future studies.

Objectif : décrire les caractéristiques, le processus de réadaptation et les résultats sensorimoteurs de patients ayant reçu les services de réadaptation habituels après un accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) dans trois unités de réadaptation du Québec en 2013 et 2014. Méthodologie : évaluation des patients (n = 264) à l’admission et au congé à l’aide du sous-ensemble d’une trousse d’évaluation standardisée composée d’outils d’évaluation fondés sur l’observation et la performance. Résultats : les patients, qui avaient un âge moyen de 60,3 ans (ÉT 15,4), ont été hospitalisés en réadaptation 27,7 jours (ÉT 8,4) après leur AVC. Leur mesure d’autonomie fonctionnelle (MAF) à l’admission était de 83,0 (ÉT 24,0), et leur séjour en réadaptation a duré 48,4 jours (ÉT 31,1); leur score de MAF au congé était de 104,0 (ÉT 17,0), pour un score d’efficacité de la MAF de 0,44 (ÉT 0,29). Tous les résultats cliniques des patients s’étaient considérablement améliorés (p < 0,001) et étaient cliniquement significatifs au congé (effet de taille delta de Glass de modéré à grand), et ces améliorations étaient supérieures ou égales au changement minimal décelable à un niveau de confiance de 95 % chez 34 % à 75 % des patients. Ces améliorations pour cinq des sept mesures étaient plus élevées dans le sous-groupe de patients ayant un AVC plus grave. Conclusion : une combinaison d’outils d’évaluation d’observation et de performance s’est avérée essentielle pour saisir tout l’éventail d’incapacités. Les auteures ont constaté des améliorations importantes et cliniquement significatives de l’autonomie fonctionnelle, de l’incapacité et de la fonction des membres supérieurs et inférieurs après l’hospitalisation en réadaptation habituelle des patients ayant un AVC dans la province de Québec et ont fourni des données de référence en vue de prochaines études.

Keywords: inpatients; patient outcome assessment; rehabilitation; stroke.

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Figure 1
Scatter plots comparing admission (x-axis) and discharge (y-axis) scores for the patients assessed with the observational assessment tools: (a) FIM; (b) BBS; (c) CMSA–AI; and (d) CAHAI–V9.
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Figure 2
Scatter plots comparing admission (x-axis) and discharge (y-axis) scores for the patients assessed with the performance-based assessment tools: (a) 10mWT–comfortable (m/s), (b) 6MWT (m), and (c) BGT (blocks/min).
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