Differences in the difficulty of subtasks comprising the toileting task among patients with subacute stroke: A cohort study
Differences in the difficulty of subtasks comprising the toileting task among patients with subacute stroke: A cohort study
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亚急性中风患者的如厕任务等子任务难度差异:一项队列研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107030
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Sakata Sachiko
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作者:
Kitamura Shin;Otaka Yohei;Murayama Yudai;Ushizawa Kazuki;Narita Yuya;Nakatsukasa Naho;Matsuura Daisuke;Kondo Kunitsugu;Sakata Sachiko
IntroductionToileting comprises multiple subtasks, and the difficulty of each is critical to determining the target and priority of intervention. The study aimed to examine the difficulty of subtasks that comprise toileting upon admission and the reacquisition of skills of subtasks during hospitalization.Materials and methodsThis was a single-center prospective cohort study. We enrolled 101 consecutive stroke patients (mean age: 69.3 years) admitted to subacute rehabilitation wards. The independence in each of the 24 toileting subtasks was assessed using the Toileting Tasks Assessment Form (TTAF) every two or four weeks. The number of patients who were independent upon admission, as well as those who were not independent upon admission but became independent during hospitalization, was examined in each subtask.ResultsThe most difficult subtask upon admission was “Lock the wheelchair brakes” (16.8% of patients were independent), followed by “Turn while standing (before urination/defecation)” (17.8%), “Pull the lower garments down” (18.0%), “Turn while standing (after urination/defecation)” (18.8%), “Pull the lower garments up and adjust them” (18.8%), and “Maintain a standing position (before urination/defecation)” (18.8%). The most difficult subtask for those who were not independent but became independent was “Dispose of incontinence pad/sanitary items” (19.3%), followed by “Press the nurse call button (after urination/defecation)” (28.3%), “Take the foot off the footrest and place it on the ground” (28.6%), and “Clean up after urination/defecation” (29.0%).ConclusionsThe difficult subtasks upon admission and those for reacquired skills were different. The most difficult subtasks upon admission were main tasks, and the difficult subtasks in reacquiring skills were preparatory tasks.