Association between energy intake and activities of daily living in patients with acute stroke at hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of energy intake on activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with acute stroke, with a focus on the differences between obese and non-obese patients.

Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted in a neurological hospital and included patients hospitalized for acute stroke. During the acute phase (1 week after admission), energy intake was assessed, and the main outcome was defined as the Functional Independence Measure in the motor domain (FIM-M) at discharge.

Muscle weakness is more strongly associated with functional outcomes in patients with stroke than sarcopenia or muscle wasting: an observational study.

Background: Stroke-related sarcopenia is an important prognosis factor and an intervention target for improving outcomes in patients with stroke.

Aim: This study aimed to identify the association between sarcopenia, possible sarcopenia, muscle weakness, muscle mass and calf circumference, and the functional outcomes 3 months after stroke.

Methods: In this single-centre prospective observational study, muscle strength, muscle mass, and calf circumference were measured in patients with acute stroke at hospital discharge.

Anorexia assessment using the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire and its association with activities of daily living in patients with stroke.

Objective: This study aimed to validate the assessment of anorexia in patients with acute stroke using the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire.

Methods: This cross-sectional observational study assessed appetite using the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire in patients with acute stroke at discharge from an acute care hospital. Additionally, the relationship between the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire and Mini Nutritional Assessment, Mini Nutritional Assessment - Short Form scores, skeletal muscle mass, muscle strength, and activities of daily living measured using the Functional Independence Measures for the motor domain was investigated.

Sarcopenia in patients following stroke: Prevalence and associated factors.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in patients following stroke during acute hospitalisation.

Methods: This single-centre prospective observational cohort study assessed skeletal muscle mass using bioelectrical impedance analysis and muscle strength of patients with acute stroke at hospital discharge. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the AWGS-2019 criteria.