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 |