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This study aimed to identify predictors of short-term functional improvement in stroke survivors admitted to community hospitals in Singapore.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective cohort study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting and participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included 216 stroke survivors admitted to Outram and Sengkang Community Hospitals for inpatient rehabilitation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Functional status was measured using the Modified Barthel Index (MBI) on admission and discharge. Data on depressive symptoms (PHQ-2), resilience (CD-RISC-10), comorbidities, stroke severity (NIHSS), time to rehabilitation initiation, and sociodemographics were collected. Logistic regression identified predictors of significant functional improvement, defined as at least a one-level increase in MBI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants' mean age was 71.20 years; most were male (59.30%), Chinese (82.00%), unemployed (58.80%), and living with family (86.50%). Functional improvement was more likely among those who were premorbidly independent (65.70%), had mild depressive symptoms (PHQ-2 \u2264 2; 63.70%), experienced mild strokes (NIHSS \u2264 4; 43.10%), or started rehabilitation within 1 day of onset (33.80%). Older age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02) and shorter time to rehabilitation (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03) independently predicted functional improvement.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion and implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Older age and early rehabilitation were significantly associated with greater short-term functional gains in community hospital stroke survivors, underscoring the importance of timely rehabilitation to optimize recovery after stroke, even for older adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fstro.2025.1704636","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]],"date-time":"2025-12-16T05:17:34Z","timestamp":1765862254000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Predictors of short-term functional recovery in ischemic stroke rehabilitation at community hospitals in Singapore"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Wei Na","family":"Lai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheryl Yan Fang","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chong Yau","family":"Ong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michelle Shu Jing","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lian Leng","family":"Low","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"102","DOI":"10.1186\/s41983-024-00877-x","article-title":"Clinical profiles and functional outcomes in elderly stroke survivors undergoing neurorehabilitation: a retrospective cohort study","volume":"60","author":"Albu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Egypt J. 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