Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of early and intensive rehabilitation in stroke patients admitted to convalescent rehabilitation medical hospitals and to analyse differences in outcomes based on age and gender.
Methodology: This retrospective observational study included stroke patients admitted from January 2023 to December 2023. Patients diagnosed within 90 days of stroke onset were included in the study. Evaluations were conducted at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Hand Function Test (HFT), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Functional Ambulation Category (FAC).
Results: Significant improvements were observed across all assessment measures, including MMSE, MBI, HFT, BBS, and FAC scores, over the 8-week rehabilitation period (p
Key words: Convalescent rehabilitation, stroke, early intervention, intensive rehabilitation.
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