Overall dependency and functional outcome scores on admission and discharge
| Admission Median (IQR) | Discharge Median (IQR) | Wilcoxon signed-rank test z | p Value,* two-tailed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation complexity scores (RCSE v13) (n=190) | ||||
| Care | 2 (2−2) | 2 (1−2) | −4.3 | <0.001 |
| Nursing | 3 (3−3) | 2 (2−3) | −7.5 | <0.001 |
| Medical | 3 (3−4) | 2 (2−3) | −9.7 | <0.001 |
| Therapy | 7 (6−7) | 6 (5−7) | −4.7 | <0.001 |
| Equipment | 2 (1−2) | 2 (1−2) | −1.4 | 0.155 |
| Total | 16 (15−17) | 14 (12−16) | −9.1 | <0.001 |
| Total N+M | 6 (6−7) | 5 (4−6) | −9.7 | <0.001 |
| Functional gain (UK FIM+FAM) (n=181) | ||||
| Motor | 16 (16−23) | 25 (16−64) | 9.2 | <0.001 |
| Cognitive | 21 (14−48) | 40 (14−71) | 9.4 | <0.001 |
| Total FIM+FAM | 40 (30−72) | 71 (31−132) | 9.8 | <0.001 |
| Dependency (NPDS/NPCNA) (n=180) | ||||
| Total NPDS | 49 (42−54) | 42 (23−50) | −7.1 | <0.001 |
*To allow for multiple tests (n=13) the threshold for significance is taken as 0.005 (=0.05/11).
FIM, Functional Independence Measure; FIM+FAM, UK Functional Assessment Measure; NPCNA, Northwick Park Care Needs Assessment; NPDS, Northwick Park Dependency Score; RCSEv13, Rehabilitation Complexity Scale Extended V.13; Total N+M, summed RCSE Nursing and Medical scores as a measure of acuity.