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Table 2 Changes in scores between admission and discharge

From: Is patient-grouping on basis of condition on admission indicative for discharge destination in geriatric stroke patients after rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities? The results of a cluster analysis

Variables

 

Cluster 1 (poor)

 

Cluster 2 (good)

 

Cluster 1 (poor)

 

Cluster 1 (poor)

 

Cluster 2 (good)

 

Cluster 2 (good)

median (IQR)

median (IQR)

Discharged median (IQR)

Long Term Care median (IQR)

Discharged median (IQR)

Long Term Care median (IQR)

BI admission (ADL)

n = 52

5 (2, 9)

n = 75

14 (13, 18)

n = 24

6 (3, 10)

n = 28

4 (2, 7)

n = 60

15 (13, 18)

n = 15

13 (11, 17)

BI discharge

n = 41

11 (6, 15)**

n = 70

18 (16, 20)**

n = 23

14 (13, 16)**

n = 18

5 (3, 9)

n = 60

19 (17, 20)**

n = 10

10 (5, 13)

BBS admission (balance)

n = 52

3 (0, 17)

n = 75

44 (33, 50)

n = 24

9 (1, 25)

n = 28

2 (0, 4)

n = 60

44 (35, 50)

n = 15

35 (27, 47)

BBS discharge

n = 39

28 (3, 39)**

n = 66

48 (41, 52)**

n = 22

38 (28, 45)**

n = 17

3 (0, 15)*

n = 56

49 (44, 52)**

n = 10

26 (17, 53)

FAC admission (walking ability)

n = 52

0 (0, 2)

n = 75

4 (3, 4)

n = 24

0 (0, 2)

n = 28

0 (0, 1)

n = 60

4 (3, 4)

n = 15

3 (3, 4)

FAC discharge

n = 39

3 (0, 4)**

n = 69

5 (4, 5)**

n = 22

4 (3, 4)**

n = 17

0 (0, 2)

n = 58

5 (4, 5)**

n = 11

3 (3, 5)

FAT admission (arm function)

n = 52

1 (0, 4)

n = 75

5 (4, 5)

n = 24

1 (0, 3)

n = 28

1 (0, 5)

n = 60

5 (4, 5)

n = 15

5 (4, 5)

FAT discharge

n = 38

1 (0, 5)*

n = 65

5 (5, 5)

n = 21

3 (0, 5)**

n = 17

0 (0, 4)

n = 57

5 (5, 5)*

n = 8

5 (1, 5)

GDS-8 admission (depressive complaints)

n = 52

2 (1, 4)

n = 75

1 (0, 2)

n = 24

1 (0, 4)

n = 28

2 (1, 5)

n = 60

0 (0, 1)

n = 15

1 (0, 2)

GDS-8 discharge

n = 35

1 (0, 2)

n = 61

0 (0, 1)

n = 20

1 (0, 2)**

n = 15

1 (0, 4)

n = 54

0 (0, 0)

n = 7

4 (1, 5)

NPI-NH admission (neuropsychiatric symptoms)

n = 52

4 (0, 12)

n = 75

0 (0, 2)

n = 24

2 (0, 8)

n = 28

7 (0, 18)

n = 60

0 (0, 1)

n = 15

0 (0, 4)

NPI-NH discharge

n = 40

0 (0, 6)

n = 70

0 (0, 1)

n = 22

0 (0, 1)**

n = 18

4 (0, 15)

n = 60

0 (0, 0)

n = 10

2 (0, 7)

  1. Asterisks indicate significant changes between admission and discharge within the four groups, Wilcoxon Signed- Rank Test (**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05).
  2. BI: Barthel Index (range 0–20).
  3. BBS: Berg balance Scale (range 0–56).
  4. FAC: Functional Ambulation Categories (range 0–5).
  5. FAT: Frenchay Activities Index (range 0–5).
  6. GDS-8: geriatric Depression Scale (range 0–8).
  7. NPI-NH: NeuroPsychiatric Inventory Nursing Home version (range 0–144).
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