Improved in-hospital outcomes and care for patients in stroke research: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe stroke research activity in Australian acute public hospitals and determine if participation in research provides better quality of care and outcomes for patients with stroke.

Methods

This was an observational study using data from hospitals that participated in the National Stroke Foundation (Australia) acute services audit program in 2009, 2011, and 2013. This included self-reported organizational features and a retrospective clinical audit of up to 40 medical records of patients with stroke from each hospital. Multilevel random effects logistic regression with level defined as hospital and adjustments for hospital, demographic, clinical, and stroke severity factors were undertaken.

Results

A total of 240 hospitals submitted organizational data

SUBMITTER: Purvis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4940070 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature