PMID- 16337699
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080116
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0167-4943 (Print)
IS  - 0167-4943 (Linking)
VI  - 43
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Sep-Oct
TI  - Assessing the potential for functional improvement of stroke patients attending a 
      geriatric day hospital.
PG  - 243-8
AB  - In the present study the potential for functional improvement in 103 stroke 
      patients attending a geriatric day hospital was evaluated using the Orpington 
      Prognostic Scale (OPS). This information may assist in coordinating the patients' 
      and caregivers' expectations, allocating resources efficiently, and advance care 
      planning. The Spearman correlation was used to calculate the association between 
      OPS score and Functional Independent Measure (FIM), the Nottingham Extended ADL 
      Index (NEAI), and the timed Get Up and Go test (TUG). The studied population was 
      divided into two groups: patients with mild neurological impairment (OPS 
      score<3.2) and those with moderate to severe neurological impairment (OPS score> 
      or =3.2) and their performance on the above outcome measure were compared. The 
      OPS score significantly correlated (p<0.001) with discharge scores of FIM 
      (r=-0.730), NEAI (r=-0.675), and TUG (r=0.448). Patients with OPS score <3.2 
      achieved significantly higher discharge scores (p<0.001) in all three measures 
      (FIM, TUG, and NEAI) compared to patients with OPS score > or =3.2. Nevertheless, 
      patients with moderate to severe neurological impairment achieved greater score 
      changes in FIM and TUG than patients with mild neurological impairment, although 
      their discharge scores were less favorable. These results indicate that stroke 
      patients even the more impaired, may continually recover and should be exposed to 
      a prolonged rehabilitation program.
FAU - Hershkovitz, Avital
AU  - Hershkovitz A
AD  - Beit Rivka Geriatric Rehabilitation Center Day Hospital, 4 Hachamisha St, Petach 
      Tikva 49245, Israel. avitalhe@clalit.org.il
FAU - Gottlieb, Daniel
AU  - Gottlieb D
FAU - Beloosesky, Yichayaou
AU  - Beloosesky Y
FAU - Brill, Shai
AU  - Brill S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20051207
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Arch Gerontol Geriatr
JT  - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
JID - 8214379
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cognition
MH  - *Day Care, Medical
MH  - Disability Evaluation
MH  - Female
MH  - Geriatric Assessment
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Outcome Assessment, Health Care
MH  - Patient Discharge
MH  - Psychomotor Performance
MH  - *Rehabilitation Centers
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - *Stroke Rehabilitation
EDAT- 2005/12/13 09:00
MHDA- 2008/01/17 09:00
CRDT- 2005/12/13 09:00
PHST- 2004/11/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/10/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2005/10/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/01/17 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0167-4943(05)00143-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.archger.2005.10.012 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2006 Sep-Oct;43(2):243-8. doi: 
      10.1016/j.archger.2005.10.012. Epub 2005 Dec 7.