Prediction of Independent Walking in People Who Are Nonambulatory Early After Stroke

Will you stop with these fucking useless predictions and just deliver EXACT RECOVERY PROTOCOLS?  This is useless to survivors unless you think that predicting failure to recover is going to help survivors. . 

Prediction of Independent Walking in People Who Are Nonambulatory Early After Stroke

Elisabeth Preston

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Louise Ada

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Rosalyn Stanton

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Niruthikha Mahendran

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Catherine M. Dean

Originally published9 Jul 2021https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032345Stroke. 2021;52:3217–3224

Abstract

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Background and Purpose:

One systematic review has examined factors that predict walking outcome at one month in initially nonambulatory patients after stroke. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine, in nonambulatory people within a month of stroke, which factors predict independent walking at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Methods:

Prognostic factors: Any factors measured within one month after stroke with the aim of predicting independent walking. Outcome of interest: Independent walking defined as walking with or without an aid but with no human assistance.

Results:

Fifteen studies comprising 2344 nonambulatory participants after stroke were included. Risk of bias was low in 7 studies and moderate in 8 studies. Individual meta-analyses of 2 to 4 studies were performed to calculate the pooled estimate of the odds ratio for 12 prognostic factors. Younger age (odds ratio [OR], 3.4, P<0.001), an intact corticospinal tract (OR, 8.3, P<0.001), good leg strength (OR, 5.0, P<0.001), no cognitive impairment (OR, 3.5, P<0.001), no neglect (OR, 2.4, P=0.006), continence (OR, 2.3, P<0.001), good sitting (OR, 7.9, P<0.001), and independence in activities of daily living (OR 10.5, P<0.001) predicted independent walking at 3 months. Younger age (OR, 2.1, P<0.001), continence (OR, 13.8, P<0.001), and good sitting (OR, 19.1, P<0.001) predicted independent walking at 6 months. There were insufficient data at 12 months.

Conclusions:

Younger age, an intact corticospinal tract, good leg strength, continence, no cognitive impairment, no neglect, good sitting, and independence in activities of daily living in patients who are nonambulatory early after stroke predict independent walking at 3 months.

REGISTRATION:

URL: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/; Unique identifier: CRD42018108794.