The impact of the UK COVID-19 pandemic on patient-reported health outcomes after stroke: a retrospective sequential comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic and related social isolation measures are likely to have adverse consequences on community healthcare provision and outcome after acute illnesses treated in hospital, including stroke. We aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient-reported health outcomes after hospital admission for acute stroke.

Methods

This retrospective study included adults with acute stroke admitted to the University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Hyperacute Stroke Unit. We included two separate cohorts of consecutively enrolled patients from the same geographical population at two time points: 16th March-16th May 2018 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic); and 16th March-16th May 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic). Patients in both cohorts c

SUBMITTER: Ozkan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517937 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature