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Table 2 Changes in level of autonomy and quality of life scales from hospital admission up to 1 year later

From: Outcomes measured by mortality rates, quality of life and degree of autonomy in the first year in stroke units in Spain

 

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Discharge

3 months

12 months

Modified rankin scale

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

From 0 to 2

299 (93.7%)

165 (54.6%)

186 (67.1%)

182 (71.1%)

Above 2

20 (6.3%)

137 (45.4%)

91 (32.9%)

68 (28.9%)

Barthel

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Independent (100)

91 (28.3%)

130 (40.5%)

132 (41.1%)

Low dependence (91–99)

11 (3.4%)

22 (6.9%)

17 (5.3%)

Moderate dependence (61–90)

93 (29.0%)

55 (17.1%)

50 (15.6%)

Severe dependence (21–60)

57 (17.8)

48 (15.0%)

32 (10.0%)

Total dependence (0–20)

50 (15.6%)

23 (7.2%)

19 (5.9%)

Cumulative deaths

19 (5.9%)

35 (10.9%)

56 (17.4%)

EQ-5D

 

Discharge

3 months

12 months

Utilities mean (SD)

 

0.57 (0.32)

0.62 (0.30)

0.65 (0.28)

Visual Analogic Scale mean (SD)

 

45.81 (28.62)

44.15 (31.56)

45.74 (33.36)

Number of responses

 

274

261

234

EQ-5D dimensions

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Mobility

No problems

122 (44.2%)

137 (52.5%)

123 (52.1%)

 

Some problems

100 (36.2%)

98 (37.5%)

100 (42.4%)

 

Confined to bed

54 (19.6%)

26 (10.0%)

13 (5.5%)

Personal care

No problems

137 (49.8%)

156 (59.8%)

155 (67.7%)

 

Some problems

75 (27.3%)

36 (13.8%)

52 (22.0%)

 

Unable

63 (22.9%)

69 (26.4%)

29 (12.3%)

Activity

No problems

83 (30.1%)

116 (44.4%)

116 (49.2%)

 

Some problems

122 (44.2%)

44 (16.9%)

84 (35.6%)

 

Unable

71 (25.7%)

101 (38.7%)

36 (15.3%)

Pain

No pain

171 (62.4%)

159 (60.9%)

140 (59.3%)

 

Moderate pain

94 (34.3%)

88 (33.7%)

86 (36.4%)

 

Extreme pain

9 (3.3%)

14 (5.4%)

10 (4.2%)

Anxiety

Not anxious

153 (55.8%)

131 (50.2%)

134 (56.8%)

 

Moderately anxious

103 (37.6%)

102 (39.1%)

89 (37.7%)

 

Extremely anxious

18 (6.6%)

28 (10.7%)

13 (5.5%)

Cumulative losses

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