Health related quality of life and satisfaction with care of stroke patients in Budapest: A substudy of the EuroHOPE project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disadvantaged socioeconomic status is associated with higher stroke incidence and mortality, and higher readmission rate. We aimed to assess the effect of socioeconomic factors on case fatality, health related quality of life (HRQoL), and satisfaction with care of stroke survivors in the framework of the European Health Care Outcomes, Performance and Efficiency (EuroHOPE) study in Hungary, one of the leading countries regarding stroke mortality.

Methods

We evaluated 200 consecutive patients admitted for first-ever ischemic stroke in a single center and performed a follow-up at 3 months after stroke. We recorded pre- and post-stroke socioeconomic factors, and assessed case fatality, HRQoL and patient satisfaction with the care received. Stroke severity at onset was

SUBMITTER: Szocs I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580926 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature