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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold> Discharge planning of stroke patients during inpatient neurorehabilitation is often difficult since it depends both on the patient's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and the social context. The aim of this study was to define ADL cut-off scores using the Lucerne ICF-based multidisciplinary observation scale (LIMOS) that allow the clinicians to decide whether stroke patients who \u201clive alone\u201d and \u201clive with a family\u201d can be discharged home or must enter a nursing home. Additionally, we investigated whether age and gender factors influence these cut-off scores.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted to establish cut-off discharge scores for the LIMOS. Receiver-operating-characteristics curves were calculated for both patient groups \u201cliving alone\u201d and \u201cliving with family\u201d to illustrate the prognostic potential of the LIMOS total score with respect to their discharge goals (home alone or nursing home; home with family or nursing home). A logistic regression model was used to determine the (age- and gender-adjusted) odds ratios of being released home if the LIMOS total score was above the cut-off. A single-center prospective cohort study was then conducted to verify the adequacy of the cut-off values for the LIMOS total score.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 687 stroke inpatients were included in both studies. For the group \u201cliving alone\u201d a LIMOS total score above 158 indicated good diagnostic accuracy in predicting discharge home (sensitivity 93.6%; specificity 95.4%). A LIMOS total cut-off score above 130 points was found for the group \u201cliving with family\u201d (sensitivity 92.0%; specificity 88.6%). The LIMOS total score odds ratios, adjusted for age and gender, were 292.5 [95% CI: (52.0\u20131645.5)] for the group \u201cliving alone\u201d and were 89.4 [95% CI: (32.3\u2013247.7)] for the group \u201cliving with family.\u201d<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Stroke survivors living alone needed a higher ADL level to return home than those living with a family. A LIMOS total score above 158 points allows a clinician to discharge a patient that lives alone, whereas a lower LIMOS score above 130 points can be sufficient in a patient that lives with a family. 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