Postural maintenance is associated with walking ability in people receiving acute rehabilitation after a stroke

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 Postural maintenance is associated with walking ability in people receiving acute rehabilitation after a stroke

Physical Therapy , Volume 102(4) , Pgs. pzab309.

NARIC Accession Number: J89319.  What's this?
ISSN: 0031-9023.
Author(s): Wang, Ching-Yi; Chen, Yueh-Chi; Wang, Chun-Hou.
Publication Year: 2022.
Number of Pages: 9.

Abstract: 

Study examined the association of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS) scores at admission for acute rehabilitation with walking status at admission and 3-months post-stroke, and identified PASS items that discriminate walking status. The PASS assesses the ability of stroke survivors to maintain or change a given posture from lying to standing; the items on which people with different walking status perform differently may suggest potential interventions. Ninety-three people with stroke were assessed with the PASS and a 2.44-meter gait-speed test at admission, with walking status assessed by telephone interview at 3 months. Those who could walk over a 2.44-meter distance without the assistance of a walking aid or another person were considered to be independent in walking; others were considered to be dependent. Those who were dependent at admission were divided into the "regained independence" and "remained dependent" groups based on their status at 3 months. The association of the PASS at admission with 3 levels of walking status (independent at admission, regained independence, and remained dependent) was examined using the Kruskal-Wallis test. For those dependent at admission, the association of PASS score at admission with walking status at 3 months was examined using logistic regression and receiver operating curve analysis. PASS scores at admission differed significantly across the 3 walking status groups and were significantly associated with walking status at 3 months over and above length of stay. Participants who were dependent at admission and had PASS scores ≥22 were more likely to regain independence at 3 months. Nine PASS items that differed among the 3 groups could guide clinicians in selecting interventions for acute rehabilitation.
Descriptor Terms: ACUTE CARE, AMBULATION, EQUILIBRIUM, PHYSICAL THERAPY, POSTURE, REHABILITATION, STROKE.


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Citation: Wang, Ching-Yi, Chen, Yueh-Chi, Wang, Chun-Hou. (2022). Postural maintenance is associated with walking ability in people receiving acute rehabilitation after a stroke.  Physical Therapy , 102(4), Pgs. pzab309. Retrieved 8/22/2022, from REHABDATA database.