The Impact of One’s Sex and Social Living Situation on Rehabilitation Outcomes After a Stroke

Authors :: James E. Graham
Timothy A. Reistetter
Catherine Cooper Hay
Monique R. Pappadis
Ickpyo Hong
Angelle M. Sander
Source :: Am J Phys Med Rehabil
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate sex differences and the impact of social living situation on individual functional independence measure outcomes after stroke rehabilitation. DESIGN A retrospective observational study using Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries (N = 125,548) who were discharged from inpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2013 and 2014 after a stroke. Discharge individual functional independence measure score, dichotomized as ≥5 and

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