ワカバヤシ ヒデタカ   Wakabayashi Hidetaka
  若林 秀隆
   所属   医学部 医学科(東京女子医科大学病院)
   職種   教授・基幹分野長
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Shorter Interval between Onset and Admission to Convalescent Rehabilitation Wards Is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Patients.
掲載誌名 正式名:The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine
略  称:Tohoku J Exp Med
ISSNコード:13493329/00408727
掲載区分国内
巻・号・頁 252(1),pp.15-22
著者・共著者 Yoshimura Yoshihiro, Wakabayashi Hidetaka, Momosaki Ryo, Nagano Fumihiko, Shimazu Sayuri, Shiraishi Ai
担当区分 2nd著者
発行年月 2020/09
概要 As Japan's population ages, there is a growing interest in regional health care coordination. Our study aimed to evaluate whether the interval between onset and admission to convalescent rehabilitation wards (onset-admission) was associated with outcomes in ischemic stroke patients. We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a single rehabilitation hospital. Ischemic stroke patients consecutively admitted to the wards were eligible to enroll. Outcomes included Functional Independence Measure (FIM)-motor gain, the Food Intake Level Scale (FILS) and a discharge rate to home. FIM assesses functional independence, including motor (FIM-motor) and cognitive domains, and is a measure of activities of daily living (ADLs). The FIM-motor gain indicates the difference between the FIM-motor scores at admission and discharge. FILS is a 10-point observer-rated scale to measure swallowing. After enrollment, 481 patients (mean age 74.4 years; 45.7% women) were included. The median [interquartile range] onset-admission interval was 13 [10-20] days and the median National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score, a measure of stroke severity, was 8 [3-13]. In multivariate analysis, the onset-admission interval was independently associated with FIM-motor gain (β = -0.107, p = 0.024), FILS score at discharge (β = -0.159, p = 0.041), and the rate of discharge to home (odds ratio: 0.946, p = 0.032). In conclusion, a shorter interval between stroke onset and admission to convalescent rehabilitation wards contributes to improved outcomes, including ADLs, dysphagia, and a discharge rate to home, in ischemic stroke patients, regardless of stroke severity.
DOI 10.1620/tjem.252.15
PMID 32848123