Early home-supported discharge for patients with stroke in Portugal: a randomised controlled trial
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate an early home-supported discharge service for stroke patients. DESIGN We carried out a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial (allocation ratio of 1:1) with patients assigned to either an early home-supported discharge service or usual care. SETTING The study was undertaken in Aveiro, Portugal, between April 2009 and April 2013. SUBJECTS We included stroke patients aged 25-85 years admitted to the stroke unit with an initial Functional Independence Measure of up to 100, who gave informed consent. INTERVENTIONS Patients in the early home-supported discharge group began their rehabilitation intervention in the stroke unit and the early home-supported discharge team worked with them at home for a maximum of one month. Patients in the control group received usual services. MAIN MEASURES The primary outcome measure was the Functional Independence Measure at six months after stroke. RESULTS We randomised 190 patients of whom 34 were lost to follow-up. There were no significant differences (p > 0.5) in the average scores of Functional Independence Measure between the early home-supported discharge (69 ±22; mean ±SD) and the control groups (71 ±17) measured at baseline; and between the early home-supported discharge (107 ±20) and the control groups (107 ±25) measured at six months. The number of individuals with a low Functional Independence Measure score (<60) in the early home-supported discharge group compared with the control group was higher at admission (34/95 vs. 26/95) and lower at follow-up (2/74 vs. 5/78). CONCLUSIONS It was feasible to implement early home-supported discharge procedures in a Southern European setting, but we have not shown convincing differences in disability at six months.
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