|
Characteristic at Time of SNF Admission
|
Number
|
Percent that improved mobility
|
Hazard Ratio
|
95% Confidence Interval
|
|---|
|
Wheelchair primary mode of locomotion
|
167,146
|
27.0%
|
0.62
|
0.56, 0.70
|
|
Bedfast all or most of time
|
9,380
|
14.2%
|
0.43
|
0.22, 0.81
|
|
Missing limb
|
4,502
|
22.3%
|
0.20
|
0.06, 0.64
|
|
Stroke, TIA, or hemiplegia
|
55,032
|
21.8%
|
0.58
|
0.47, 0.72
|
|
Hip fracture
|
25,854
|
35.9%
|
0.46
|
0.34, 0.62
|
|
Multiple sclerosis
|
607
|
17.3%
|
0.46
|
0.02, 12.14
|
|
Paraplegia
|
625
|
15.2%
|
1.05
|
0.24, 4.64
|
- 1. Only patients with assessments of mobility during two time periods were included. Patients with quadriplegia or comatose condition were excluded.
