Table 2 Comparison of those referred and not referred based on discharge destination
Demographic Characteristics | Outpatient Therapy Program Referral, N = 891 | No Outpatient Therapy Program Referral, N = 606 | Home p-value | Other p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discharged Home N = 761 | Discharged to Other Institution N = 130 | Discharged Home N = 333 | Discharged to Other Institution N = 273 | |||
Mean Age, years | 66.7 ± 13.4 | 73.6 ± 12.5 | 67.9 ± 15.9 | 75.6 ± 13.9 | 0.233 | 0.220 |
Gender (%) | ||||||
Male | 423 (55.6) | 68 (52.3) | 167 (50.2) | 123 (45.1) | 0.399 | 0.332 |
Female | 337 (44.3) | 61 (46.9) | 149 (44.7) | 136 (49.8) | ||
Unknown | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.8) | 17 (5.1) | 14 (5.1) | ||
Stroke Severity (%) | ||||||
Mild | 164 (21.6) | 6 (4.6) | 105 (31.5) | 15 (5.5) | < 0.001 | 0.379 |
Moderate | 379 (49.8) | 47 (36.2) | 161 (48.3) | 80 (29.3) | ||
Severe | 218 (28.6) | 77 (59.2) | 67 (20.1) | 178 (65.2) | ||
Rehabilitation Client Group (%) | ||||||
Stroke Left Body | 289 (38.0) | 50 (38.5) | 131 (39.3) | 137 (50.2) | 0.088 | 0.104 |
Stroke Right Body | 357 (46.9) | 68 (52.3) | 147 (44.1) | 106 (38.8) | ||
Stroke Bilateral | 40 (5.3) | 3 (2.3) | 10 (3.0) | 12 (4.4) | ||
Stroke No Paresis | 35 (4.6) | 3 (2.3) | 27 (8.1) | 8 (2.9) | ||
Other Stroke | 40 (5.3) | 6 (4.6) | 18 (5.4) | 10 (3.7) | ||
Mean Admission FIM | ||||||
Motor | 55.2 ± 20.2 | 39.0 ± 17.8 | 60.3 ± 19.2 | 36.3 ± 16.9 | < 0.001 | 0.143 |
Cognitive | 26.1 ± 6.1 | 22.9 ± 7.0 | 27.5 ± 5.7 | 22.8 ± 6.8 | < 0.001 | 0.926 |
Total | 81.3 ± 22.7 | 61.9 ± 20.8 | 87.8 ± 22.2 | 59.1 ± 20.3 | < 0.001 | 0.208 |
Mean Discharge FIM | ||||||
Motor | 76.6 ± 14.4 | 56.5 ± 20.5 | 78.6 ± 13.3 | 48.6 ± 21.3 | 0.026 | 0.001 |
Cognitive | 29.1 ± 4.9 | 25.3 ± 6.4 | 30.2 ± 4.6 | 25.0 ± 6.5 | 0.001 | 0.624 |
Total | 105.7 ± 16.7 | 81.8 ± 23.7 | 108.7 ± 16.2 | 73.6 ± 24.2 | 0.006 | 0.002 |
Mean Inpatient Length of Stay, days | 30.4 ± 16.2 | 48.8 ± 30.3 | 27.2 ± 16.7 | 54.3 ± 51.9 | 0.003 | 0.177 |
Mean Distance to Hospital, km | 17.4 ± 18.2 | 20.0 ± 19.4 | 34.0 ± 39.8 | 28.0 ± 35.6 | < 0.001 | 0.004 |