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Objective: To investigate the community integration of patients following stroke and determine the predictors of their level of community integration at 1-year follow-up. Design: A multicenter, longitudinal, and observational study. Subjects: Sixty-five inpatients (41 men) with a mean age of 56.9 (standard deviation = 17.0) years, who had their first stroke at least 1 month prior to this study were recruited from 4 rehabilitation inpatient wards in China. Methods: In the initial assessment, the participants were evaluated using the Community Integration Questionnaire, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, the Berg Balance Scale, the Modified Barthel Index, the Mini Mental State Examination, and the Modified Ashworth Scale. In the follow-up assessments, which were conducted via telephone no less than 1 year after discharge, the participants were evaluated using the Community Integration Questionnaire and also assessed for other disease-related conditions. Results: The participants’ scores on the Community Integration Questionnaire in the follow-up assessment were significantly greater than those at the initial assessment (p |
