Year: 1987
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Actual functional performance of 976 acute stroke patients was assessed using the Barthel index: the data were analysed to determine the frequency of disability after stroke, the validity of the Barthel index, and the recovery seen. At 6 months, over 45% of survivors were functionally independent. Validity of the Barthel index was confirmed: it related as expected with motor loss and factor analysis showed a single major factor. The items of the Barthel index form an hierarchical scale. There was some recovery between 3 weeks and 6 months in almost all patients: the major prognostic factors were urinary incontinence, functional ability, sitting balance and age.
Institution: Frenchay Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Rehabilitation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2152862738