Abstract TP70: Preliminary Associations Between Quality Indicators, Motor Status, And Self-efficacy In Early Stroke Rehabilitation

Introduction: Recent changes in reimbursement policies for inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) providers prompted the adoption of Quality Indicators (QI) on the IRF Patient Assessment Instrument leading to the discontinuation of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Given that the FIM has shown associations with motor assessments and self-efficacy measures during early stroke recovery, the purpose of this study was to confirm if similar associations exist with QI. Methods: Participants with acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke completed a battery of assessments at the time of IRF admission and discharge: Total QI (summation of self-care and mobility items), Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer (UEFM), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), and Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ). We determined associations between QI and these measures by computing correlation coefficients with an alpha value=.01 denoting significance following a Bonferroni correction. Results: Fourteen individuals (7 females, age=65.9±9.0 years, 8.1±3.5 days post-stroke) with moderate-severe motor deficit completed study procedures. Table 1 summarizes admission and discharge scores and associations with QI. Conclusions: Significant associations between motor assessments and QI from this ongoing study parallel similar associations involving the FIM. The implementation of QI in IRFs necessitates additional work to validate our findings and to determine psychometric properties of QI to enhance clinical research in stroke rehabilitation.