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Quantitative Static and Dynamic Assessment of Balance Control in Stroke Patients
Published on: May 17, 2020
Inverted U-shaped relationship between Barthel Index Score and falls in Chinese non-bedridden patients: a
Jie Yan1, Qingfang Zhang1,2, Jing Zhou1
1Department of Rehabilitation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University/Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Background:
Performing activities of daily living comprise an important risk factor for falls among non-bedridden stroke inpatients in rehabilitation departments.
Objectives:
To explore the correlation between Barthel Index score and the occurrence of falls in non-bedridden stroke rehabilitation inpatients.
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, information of patients grouped as non-bedridden patients by the Longshi Scale was collected.
Results:
A total of 3097 patients were included in this study, with a fall incidence of 10.43%. After adjusting covariates, the total score of Barthel Index and falls in non-bedridden inpatients after stroke presented an inverted U-shaped curve relationship, in which inflection point was 60. The effect sizes on the left and right sides of infection point were 1.02 (95%CI 1.00-1.04) and 0.97 (95%CI 0.96-0.99), respectively.
Conclusions:
Non-bedridden stroke patients with moderate activities of daily living (ADL) capacity may be at particularly increased risk of falls in rehabilitation departments.
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