Needs assessment of individuals with stroke after discharge from hospital stratified by acute Functional Independence Measure score.

Purpose: To determine the needs, barriers and facilitators of function in individuals with stroke after discharge from hospital. To examine the results stratified by the patient's acute score (<41, 41-80, >80) on the functional independence measure (FIM).

Method: This was a cohort study of 209 patients who had been admitted to hospital because of stroke.