Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation, cilt.11, sa.3, ss.208-212, 2000 (Scopus)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of time from stroke onset and length of hospital stay on functional outcome of patients who suffered a cerebrovascular accident. The medical records of 263 patients who had inpatient rehabilitation program at affiliated hospitals of Baskent University Faculty of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, between January 1997 and August 1999 were examined retrospectively. Time periods from stroke onset to rehabilitation admission, admission and discharge functional independence measure scores and their difference, number of days of hospital stay, preexisting comorbidities and medical problems encountered during stay were recorded. Average length of hospital stay was 35.4±23.9 days, time from stroke onset to rehabilitation admission was 122.1±287.4 days. Functional status of patients who admitted later than three months after the event was better than the patients who admitted within a month, patients who admitted earlier stayed longer but their return to social life was earlier, the functional outcome was similar at discharge whether they had admitted early or late. Unexpectedly, comorbidities were not found to affect the hospital length of stay.