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Hospital-Acquired Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Patients Admitted to an Academic Stroke Center Affects Discharge Disposition
Objective: To test the role of hospital-acquired symptomatic urinary tract infection (SUTI) as an independent predictor of discharge disposition in the acute stroke patient. Study Design: A retrospective study of data collected from a stroke registry service. The registry is maintained by the Specialized Programs of Translational Research in Acute Stroke Data Core. The Specialized Programs of Translational Research in Acute Stroke is a national network of 8 centers that perform early phase clinical projects, share data, and promote new approaches to therapy for acute stroke. Setting: A single university-based hospital...
Source: PM and R - October 29, 2012 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Nneka L. Ifejika-Jones, Hui Peng, Elizabeth A. Noser, Gerard E. Francisco, James C. Grotta Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Reliability, Validity, and Sensitivity to Change of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale in Individuals Affected by Stroke
Conclusion: LEFS exhibits good reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change in patients with lower extremity impairments secondary to stroke. Therefore, the LEFS can be a clinically efficient outcome measure in the rehabilitation of patients with subacute stroke. The LAS is shown to be a time-saving and reasonable option to track changes in a patient's functional status.
Source: PM and R - July 22, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Joseph L. Verheijde, Fred White, James Tompkins, Peder Dahl, Joseph G. Hentz, Michael T. Lebec, Mark Cornwall Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Risk Factors for Discharge to an Acute Care Hospital From Inpatient Rehabilitation Among Stroke Patients
Conclusion: Based on this research, we identified specific medical and functional health risk factors in the stroke population that affect the rate of discharge to an acute-care hospital. With active medical and functional management, early identification of these critical components may lead to the prevention of stroke patients from being discharged to an acute-care hospital from the inpatient rehabilitation setting.
Source: PM and R - August 26, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Pamela S. Roberts, Margaret A. DiVita, Richard V. Riggs, Paulette Niewczyk, Brittany Bergquist, Carl V. Granger Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

A Comparison of Two Balance Measures to Predict Discharge Performance From Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
Objective: To compare the admission Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS) in predicting outcomes at discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation unit (IRU). We hypothesized that discharge outcomes would be better predicted by (1) the PASS compared with the BBS, and (2) by the PASS changing position subscore compared with the PASS maintain posture subscore. Design: A retrospective study. Setting: An IRU in an academic medical center. Participants: Fifty-five subjects with stroke and mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of 71.5 ± 13.8 years, admission functional independence measures (F...
Source: PM and R - February 18, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Michael W. O'Dell, Jessica Au, Eric Schwabe, Holly Batistick, Paul J. Christos Tags: Commentary Source Type: research