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

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 <5, was the primary outcome measure. A two-step generalized linear mixed model was used to measure the effect of sex on each functional independence measure item while controlling for many clinical and sociodemographic covariates.

Results

After adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical factors, females h

SUBMITTER: Hay CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6920562 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature