Factors influencing time spent in hospital for unscheduled readmissions after stroke discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Unscheduled hospital readmission following stroke is common and has a significant effect on quality of life for patients and their families. However, there is limited evidence on the factors associated with unscheduled hospital readmission time in the first-year post-stroke discharge. This study aims to investigate patient and healthcare system factors associated with unscheduled hospital readmission time in a cohort of first-ever stroke patients in Scotland, UK.

Methods

This is a population-level data-linkage study using data on adult stroke patients admitted to hospital between 2010 and 2018, with follow-up to end of 2019. The association between unscheduled hospital readmission time and patient and healthcare system factors was assessed using multivari

SUBMITTER: Turner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12664915 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature