Effect of Improvement in Sarcopenia on Functional and Discharge Outcomes in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients

Autor: Kana Oishi, Tatsuya Fujii, Ryusei Nakashima, Shinya Onizuka, Yoshiharu Tokunaga, Anna Yamanouchi, Yuka Okazaki, Shinta Nishioka, Shiori Taguchi, Tatsuya Matsushita
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nutrients
Volume 13
Issue 7
Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 2192, p 2192 (2021)
ISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: 10.3390/nu13072192
Popis: This cross-sectional study investigated the proportion of patients’ recovery from sarcopenia status and the relationship between improvement in sarcopenia (IS) and function and discharge outcome in hospitalized patients with stroke. This study included patients with stroke, aged 65 years or more, with a diagnosis of sarcopenia, who were admitted to a convalescent rehabilitation ward. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria. Patients were divided according to the presence or absence of sarcopenia at discharge: IS group and non-improvement in sarcopenia (NIS) group. Among the 227 participants (mean age: 80.5 years
125 females), 30% (69/227) of the patients were in the IS group, while 70% (158/227) were in the NIS group. The IS group showed a higher Functional Independence Measure (FIM) than the NIS group (median 112 vs. 101, p = 0.003). The results demonstrated that IS was independently associated with higher FIM (partial regression coefficient, 5.378
95% confidence interval (CI), 0.709–10.047). The IS group had higher odds of home discharge than the NIS group (odds ratio, 2.560
95% CI, 0.912–7.170). In conclusion, recovery from sarcopenia may be associated with better function in patients with stroke.
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