Profiles of patients' self-reported health after acute stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to identify groups of patients with similar health status after stroke, assessed by patient reported outcome measures (PROMs), to improve initial risk stratification.

Methods

In a prospective study, inpatients were recruited during acute stroke treatment. Demographics, history, and cardio-vascular risk factors were assessed at baseline. Self-reported functional status, physical and mental health as well as anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed 3 and 12 months after stroke and used to identify latent classes. The association of patient characteristics with latent class membership was investigated with multinomial logistic regression.

Results

Of the 650 patients included with a mean age of 75 years and 48% female, 70% had ischemic, 6% hemorrh

SUBMITTER: Rimmele DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8381585 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature