Assessment of rehabilitation following acute ischaemic stroke in China: a registry-based retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to describe the frequency, determinants and outcomes for assessment of patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) for rehabilitation during hospitalisation in China.

Design

A registry-based retrospective observational study.

Study design and settings

Data regarding assessment or rehabilitation were extracted from the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance database from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2019. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify patient and hospital characteristics associated with rehabilitation assessment during acute hospitalisation as well as discharge outcomes.

Study cohort

We included 837 897 patients who had a stroke in this study with patient characteristics, admission location, medical history,

SUBMITTER: Yin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature