Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
rehabilitation outcomes, activity level
Brief summary
Patients admitted to the in-patient rehabilitation center with a diagnosis of stroke will be recruited into the study. The participants will wear two activity monitors (one commercial grade and one research grade) for the duration of their rehab stay. Data from the monitors will be correlated with rehab outcomes, therapy units billed, and length of stay.
Interventions
OTHERactivity monitors
activity monitors are worn on the wrist, much like a watch. Data from the activity monitors will be downloaded once a week and at discharge. Normal hospital and therapy activities will not be altered.
Sponsors
Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Rehabilitation
Florida Gulf Coast University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of stroke * patient at the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging & Rehabilitation * not greater than maximum assistance to walk 10 feet * walking re-training included in the therapy plan of care
Exclusion criteria
* primary diagnosis other than stroke * allergy or reaction to the wrist bands of the activity monitors
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Activity Level | from the date of recruitment to the date of discharge or up to 45 days whichever comes first | Amount of physical activity each day and throughout rehab stay as measured by 2 activity monitors beginning at admission and ending at discharge from the facility |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| therapy units billed | from the date of recruitment to the date of discharge or up to 45 days whichever comes first | therapy units are billed 15 minute time blocks; the number of each type of unit will be assessed at discharge from the facility |
| Functional Independence Measure (FIM) | from the date of recruitment to the date of discharge or up to 45 days whichever comes first | FIM is a standard rehabilitation outcome used in all rehabilitation hospitals; measured at admission and discharge from the facility |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed