The items and level contributing to improve in less than 50 motor functional independence measure upon admission in the stroke recovery rehabilitation ward

[Purpose] To determine the motor Functional Independence Measure item and level that contribute to improvement in Functional Independence Measure gain in the recovery rehabilitation ward. [Participants and Methods] This study analyzed the data of 1,866 participants who were selected based on four criteria: age, number of days from onset to admission, length of hospital stay, and motor Functional Independence Measure upon admission. Moreover, all items examined were recorded. The participants were divided into two groups, the non-improving and improving group, based on a motor Functional Independence Measure gain of 22 points. The degree of contribution of each item was analyzed based on the median motor Functional Independence Measure. Logistic regression analysis was performed, with the two groups as dependent variables and the item with high contribution as independent variable; receiver operating characteristic analysis was performed. [Results] The items that highly contributed to motor Functional Independence Measure gain were bathing (level 3), dressing (lower body) (level 4), bladder management (level 5), and stair climbing (level 3). [Conclusion] The results of this study were suggested that the items that contribute to the improvement in motor Functional Independence Measure gain in stroke patients with a motor Functional Independence Measure of less than 50 were related to self-care and at least over moderate assistance.