Revisiting the Proportional Recovery Model in View of the Ceiling Effect of Fugl-Meyer Assessment

Hyun Haeng Lee, Deog Young Kim, Min Kyun Sohn, Yong Il Shin, Gyung Jae Oh, Yang Soo Lee, Min Cheol Joo, So Young Lee, Junhee Han, Jeonghoon Ahn, Won Hyuk Chang, Ilyoel Kim, Soo Mi Choi, Jongmin Lee, Yun Hee Kim

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Abstract

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was to verify the validity of the proportional recovery model in view of the ceiling effect of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of patients enrolled in the Korean Stroke Cohort for Functioning and Rehabilitation between August 2012 and May 2015. Recovery proportion was defined as the actual change in Fugl-Meyer Assessment score of the upper extremity between 7 days and 6 months poststroke, relative to the initial neurological impairment. We then used logistic regression to identify clinical factors attributable to a ceiling effect of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment score of the upper extremity and propensity score matching to verify the validity of the proportional recovery rule. Results: We screened 10 636 patients and analyzed 849 patients (mean age, 65.4±11.9 years; female, 320 [37.7%]) with first-ever ischemic stroke. We found, through logistic regression analysis, that a one-unit increase in the initial neurological impairment and the age at stroke onset affected the odds ratio (1.0386 and 0.9736, respectively) of achieving the full Fugl-Meyer Assessment score of the upper limb at 6 months poststroke. We also demonstrated, through propensity score matching, that the difference in initial neurological impairment of the upper extremity resulted in discrepancy of the recovery proportion (0.92±0.20 [0-1] versus 0.81±0.31 [0-1], P<0.001). Conclusions: We demonstrated that the ceiling effect of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment score of the upper extremity is pronounced in patients with mild initial motor deficits of the upper extremity and that the recovery proportion varies according to the initial motor deficit of the upper limb using logistic regression analysis and propensity score matching, respectively. These results suggest that the proportional recovery model is not valid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3167-3175
Number of pages9
JournalStroke
Volume52
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2021

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Keywords

  • brain ischemia
  • ischemic stroke
  • medical records
  • rehabilitation
  • upper extremity

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