The cutoff values of functional independence measure scores for predicting discharge destination in the early stroke phase.

This study aimed to determine cutoff values of functional independence measure (FIM) scores to predict the discharge destinations of patients with acute stroke. The sample included 318 patients with acute stroke (mean age, 72.0 years; women, 39%).

The extracellular-to-total body water ratio reflects improvement in the activities of daily living in patients who experienced acute stroke.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameters, including the extracellular water-to-total body water ratio (ECW/TBW), and the activities of daily living (ADL) improvement, in patients who experienced acute stroke.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 307 patients (mean age, 72 years; 39 % female) who experienced acute stroke and were admitted to the stroke unit of the Nippon Medical School Hospital (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan) between April 2021 and March 2022. The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was assessed at initial rehabilitation and discharge, and FIM effectiveness was calculated as ADL improvement in the participating acute care hospitals.

Prevalence and outcome of pre-onset frailty in patients with acute stroke.

Background: Frailty in older individuals is an underappreciated condition that affects the incidence and/or prognosis of stroke.

Objectives: We evaluated the prevalence of pre-onset frailty in patients with acute first-onset and recurrent strokes and association between pre-onset frailty and functional disability at hospital discharge.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 210 acute stroke patients admitted to the Stroke Unit of Nippon Medical School Hospital during November 2021-June 2022.