Average bedtime and sleep duration of Japanese infants aged 0-8 years were later by 1.3 h and shorter by 1 h, respectively, than those of Czech infants. Japanese infants were predominantly more evening-type than Czech infants, while Japanese parents (mostly mothers) were significantly more morning-type than Czech mothers. Correlation value (r-value) between the morningnesseveningness (M-E) scores of infants and mothers was 0.405 in Japanese participants, whereas it was relatively low (0.297) in Czech ones. Czech infants were reported as being depressed more frequently than Japanese ones who were reported as being more frequently angry than the Czech infants.

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Our results suggest that interventions targeting balance and unaffected upper limb function could be effective in rehabilitation to improve grooming performance in survivors of stroke. Implications for rehabilitation Balance and unaffected upper limb function have a strong effect on grooming independence in survivors of stroke. Balance is most influenced by affected lower limb function, and unaffected upper limb function is equally influenced by balance, visuospatial perception, and grip strength. Interventions targeting balance and unaffected upper limb function can improve grooming performance in survivors of stroke.

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[Purpose] This study aimed to assess the accuracy of a prediction model for dressing independence created with a multilayer perceptron in a small sample at a single facility. [Participants and Methods] This retrospective observational study included 82 first-stroke patients. The prediction models for dressing independence at hospital discharge were created using a multilayer perceptron, logistic regression, and a decision tree, and compared for predictive accuracy. Age, dressing performance, trunk function, visuospatial perception, balance, and cognitive function at admission were used as variables. [Results] The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, classification accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive-predictive value, and negative-predictive value for training data were highest with the multilayer perceptron model. Cochran’s Q and multiple comparison tests revealed a significant difference between logistic regression and multilayer perceptron models. Testing of data in 10-fold cross-validation yielded the same results, except for sensitivity. [Conclusion] The present study suggested that higher accuracy could be expected with a multilayer perceptron than with logistic regression and a decision tree when creating a prediction model for independence of activities of daily living in a small sample of stroke patients.