Research Article
Prediction of Advisability of Returning Home Using the Home Care Score
Table 1
Characteristics of the subjects.
| | Home | Facility |
| Number of subjects | | | Male | 38 | 36 | Female | 38 | 36 | Age (years) | 74.2 ± 10.8 | 77.7 ± 10.6 | Disease/condition | | | Cerebrovascular disease | 48 | 40 | Osteoarticular disease | 16 | 7 | Intractable disease | 5 | 3 | Respiratory disease | 0 | 6 | Senility | 0 | 5 | Metabolic disease | 1 | 3 | Dementia | 2 | 2 | Heart disease | 1 | 2 | Spinal cord injury | 3 | 0 | Carcinoma | 0 | 2 | Gastrointestinal disease | 0 | 2 | FIM score | 92.5 ± 58 | 40.5 ± 23.8 | HCS | 13 ± 11 | 7 ± 4 |
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FIM, functional independence measure; HCS, home care score.
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