Utility of the PULSES Profile and Barthel Index in Assessing Home-Bound Stroke Patients

Autor: Shimada, Tomoaki, Takemasa, Seiichi, Hidaka, Masami, Suenaga, Hidefumi, Azuma, Misuzu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Bulletin of allied medical sciences Kobe : BAMS (Kobe). 11:89-97
ISSN: 0911-9531
Popis: Utility of the PULSES profile and Barthel index for assessing independence in activities of daily living in stroke patients who need a long-term home care was investigated. Twenty seven patients with hemiplegia following stroke were subjects. Relationship between these two scales was caliculated and analyzed severity and characteristics of thier disabilities. As a result, these two indices showed a strong negative relationship (r=-0.89, P
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