Healthcare utilization and cost trajectories post-stroke: role of caregiver and stroke factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is essential to study post-stroke healthcare utilization trajectories from a stroke patient caregiver dyadic perspective to improve healthcare delivery, practices and eventually improve long-term outcomes for stroke patients. However, literature addressing this area is currently limited. Addressing this gap, our study described the trajectory of healthcare service utilization by stroke patients and associated costs over 1-year post-stroke and examined the association with caregiver identity and clinical stroke factors.

Methods

Patient and caregiver variables were obtained from a prospective cohort, while healthcare data was obtained from the national claims database. Generalized estimating equation approach was used to get the population average estimates of he

SUBMITTER: Tyagi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251229 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature