Predicting Discharge to Institutional Long-Term Care After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and a significant proportion of stroke survivors require long-term institutional care. Understanding who cannot be discharged home is important for health and social care planning. Our aim was to establish predictive factors for discharge to institutional care after hospitalization for stroke.

Design

We registered and conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO: CRD42015023497) of observational studies. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL Plus to February 2017. Quantitative synthesis was performed where data allowed.

Setting

Acute and rehabilitation hospitals.

Participants

Adults hospitalized for stroke who were newly admitted directly to long-term institutional care at t

SUBMITTER: Burton JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5813141 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature