Table 1: Comparison between pre- and post-resident staffing for acute stroke rehabilitation.
SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage, NPO: nil per os (nothing by mouth), TF: tube feeding.
Average values were compared using the t-test, and percentage values were analyzed using the χ2 test.
All values are expressed as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
Variables Pre-staffing group (n = 166) Post-staffing group (n = 136) P-value
Sex: Male/Female 84 (50.6)/82 (49.4) 66 (48.5)/70 (51.5) 0.68
Major diagnosis: SAH/cerebral hemorrhage/cerebral infarction 59 (36)/85 (51)/22 (13) 49 (36)/66 (49)/21 (15) 0.83
Age (years) 66.0 ± 14.3 66.5 ± 13.8 0.73
Medical history: Hypertension +/- 102 (61)/64 (39) 78 (57)/58 (43) 0.47
Hospitalization (days) 51.4 ± 35.2 42.2 ± 28.8 0.01
Number of days required to start rehabilitation 5.7 ± 3.6 5.4 ± 3.3 0.71
Number of days required to start oral intake 21 ± 18 (n = 69) 17 ± 19 (n = 55) 0.56
Number of nursing records per day 0.2 ± 0.6 0.5 ± 1.0 0.00
Number of rehabilitation records per day 0.2 ± 0.7 0.6 ± 1.2 0.00
Japan Coma Scale score 0/1/2/3/10/20/30/100/200 65 (43)/23 (15)/21 (14)/26 (17)/5 (3)/6 (4)/4 (3)/0 (0)/1 (1) 66 (51)/20 (15)/7 (5)/22 (17)/7 (5)/4 (3)/3 (2)/1 (1)/0 (0) 0.35
Turning point: home discharge/others 40 (24)/125 (76) 48 (35)/88 (65) 0.04
Dietary form at the time of discharge:
NPO or TF/jelly-like food or less/start meal or more 36 (22)/26 (16)/103 (62) 24 (18)/21 (15)/91 (67) 0.64
Barthel Index scores at the time of admission
Feeding: 0/5/10 111 (67)/38 (23)/17 (10) 98 (72)/37 (27)/1 (1) 0.009
Mobility on level surfaces: 0/5/10/15 122 (73)/27 (16)/17 (10)/0 (0) 105 (77)/30 (22)/1 (1)/0 (0) 0.002
Bowel control: 0/5/10 110 (66)/42 (25)/14 (8) 95 (70)/38 (28)/3 (2) 0.096
Bladder control: 0/5/10 111 (67)/40 (24)/15 (9) 94 (69)/40 (29)/2 (2) 0.021
Toilet use: 0/5/10 120 (72)/33 (20)/13 (%) 102 (75)/33 (24)/1 (1) 0.024
Dressing: 0/5/10 122 (73)/36 (22)/8 (5) 97 (71)/38 (28)/1 (1) 0.14
Stairs: 0/5/10 122 (73)/28 (17)/16 (10) 108 (79)/27 (20)/ 1(1) 0.008
Transfers (bed to chair and back): 0/5/10/15 118 (71)/23 (14)/13 (8)/12 (7) 100 (73)/19 (14)/15 (11)/2 (2) 0.019
Grooming: 0/5 154 (93)/12 (7) 135 (99)/1 (1) 0.014
Bathing: 0/5 148 (89)/18 (11) 135 (99)/1 (1) 0.001
Barthel Index scores at the time of discharge
Feeding: 0/5/10 53 (32)/31 (19)/81 (49) 47 (35)/16 (12)/73 (54) 0.25
Mobility on level surfaces: 0/5/10/15 70 (43)/10 (6)/21 (13)/62 (38) 55 (40)/9 (7)/14 (10)/58 (43) 0.81
Bowel control: 0/5/10 67 (41)/22 (13)/76 (46) 52 (38)/6 (4)/78 (58) 0.02
Bladder control: 0/5/10 67 (41)/22 (13)/76 (46) 52 (38)/5 (4)/79 (58) 0.01
Toilet use: 0/5/10 71 (43)/31 (19)/63 (38) 55 (40)/21 (15)/60 (44) 0.54
Dressing: 0/5/10 71 (43)/32 (20)/61 (37) 55 (40)/17 (13)/64 (47) 0.13
Stairs: 0/5/10 78 (48)/25 (16)/58 (36) 62 (46)/14 (10)/59 (44) 0.26
Transfers (bed to chair and back): 0/5/10/15 54 (38)/8 (5)/36 (22)/67 (41) 44 (32)/7 (5)/25 (18)/60 (44) 0.88
Grooming: 0/5 82 (50)/82 (50) 58 (43)/78 (57) 0.20
Bathing: 0/5 101 (62)/63 (38) 72 (53)/64 (47) 0.13