The Discharge Destinations of Geriatric Stroke Patients Admitted in the University Hospitals
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 24-30, 2007.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-211553
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study is to investigate discharge destinations and outcomes of geriatric stroke patients in university hospitals, and to examine their correlates and variables.METHODS:
A total of 24 subjects, who were admitted between January and June 2006 in two university hospitals in Daegu, were enrolled in this prospective study. Data on demographic factors, socioeconomic factors, clinical, functional status and discharge destinations of patients were documented. Pearson's chi square test and t-test were used for statistic analysis.RESULTS:
Ten patients were discharged to the community(their own home 7, offspring's home 3) and 14 patients were discharged to other hospitals(rehabilitation hospitals or nursing home12, oriental medicine hospitals 2) Analysis revealed that discharge destinations had significant correlations with severity of cognitive function, severity of speech disturbance, admission FIM scores and discharge FIM scores(p<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Large part(75%) of geriatric stroke patients could not return to pre-stroke living situations. Their discharge destinations were associated with cognitive function, speech disturbance, admission and discharge FIM scores. Recognizing these correlations could be helpful for appropriate intervention to geriatric stroke patients during admission for more comprehensive rehabilitational management.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Demography
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Prospective Studies
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Nursing
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Stroke
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Geriatrics
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Hospitals, University
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Medicine, East Asian Traditional
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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